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G4S Secure Solutions (USA) is an American/British-based security services company, and a subsidiary of G4S plc.It was founded as The Wackenhut Corporation in 1954, in Coral Gables, Florida, by George Wackenhut and three partners (all former FBI agents).
Florida currently has a State Defense Force (SDF), reactivated as of 2022. During World War II, the Florida State Guard served as the official state defense force of Florida, and was organized as a stateside replacement for the Florida National Guard and executed the stateside duties of the National Guard for the duration of the war. [1]
August 30, 2024 was marked as Florida State Guard Day, per Florida House Resolution 8027. [20] On the 19th of September it was reported that the Florida State Guard plans to create a permanent air-base at Tallahassee International Airport. The plan for the State Force consists the construction of two hangers, an office, and accompanying ...
Dec. 9—Security guards are often seen standing at store entrances and patrolling establishments' property, especially more during the holidays when store thefts tend to increase. But in ...
A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, factory guard, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety of hazards (such as crime, waste, damages, unsafe worker behavior, etc.) by enforcing preventative measures.
In July 2012, unnamed deputies were seeking a man suspected of murder. They went to the wrong apartment door at night and were met by an armed occupant who came out armed and was shot and killed. Drugs and Paraphernalia were found in the apartment. The deputies said they had not announced themselves as police as required by procedures. [9]
Goudreau is the owner and operator of a private security firm based in Florida called Silvercorp USA, which he set up in 2018. [4] Goudreau previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces and the U.S. Army Special Forces .
The predecessor of the Florida Army National Guard was a Spanish Florida militia formed in 1565 in the newly established presidio town of St. Augustine.On September 20, 1565, Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, attacked and defended Florida from an attempted French settlement at Fort Caroline, in what is now Jacksonville. [2]