The Florida Division of Emergency Management announced that Governor DeSantis will send off 75 Florida Highway Patrol Troopers and 50 National Guardsmen to Texas in efforts to "protect the southern border."
These actions have been ongoing since May 2023, with more than 700 Florida National Guardsmen, 200 Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents and 8 support team members, over 100 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Troopers, and 20 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers deployed to support these efforts in Texas.
In 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis answered the call for support and reinforcements following a letter from Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona, requesting immediate assistance with the security crisis overwhelming law enforcement at the southern border.
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Current FDLE personal deployed for OLS1 sworn member
2 non-sworn members
Current FDLE Equipment deployed for OLS1 command bus
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) – Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) 76 FHP troopers are currently deployed in support of Operation Lone Star.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)Currently, there are 11 officers, 1 mechanic, 4 airboats and 9 four-wheel drive vehicles deployed to Texas.
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Florida National Guard: The Florida National Guard is set to deploy their first round of service members on Friday February 23, 2024.
Florida State GuardOn February 12th, a Florida State Guard Incident Management Team (IMT) of 5 personnel deployed to Operation Lone Star for the first 15–20 day rotation, in support of partner state agencies, within ESF 16 to establish command, control, and coordination procedures for future missions.
An additional IMT of 5 personnel is scheduled to relieve the current IMT on February 26th in support of the Florida Fish and Wildlife, Florida Highway Patrol, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for operation planning and mission integration.
Who is paying them Florida money shouldn't go to Texas and who is patrolling our highways and protecting our wildlife? We have a real invasion in the Everglades FWC should be more concerned with. Who is paying for their hotels and food are we laying out extra money for that.?
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