BUCHANAN, MOODY AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA DELEGATION URGE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO EXPAND FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD

Washington, Oct. 15 -- Congressman Vern Buchanan issued the following press release:

Florida Ranks 53rd Out of 54 States and Territories in Guardsmen Per Capita While Carrying One of the Nation's Heaviest Operational Burdens Letter Calls to Expand Florida National Guard Personnel to Match Growing Population and Mission WASHINGTON - Congressman Vern Buchanan joined Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and 12 other members of the Florida congressional delegation on a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth urging the Department of War to review the Florida National Guard's authorized force structure and approve an increase in its total allocation of personnel. The Florida National Guard has roughly 12,000 authorized personnel serving a state of a...