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Florida National Guard Assisting With Inauguration Security

WUSF | By Bobbie O'Brien
Published January 20, 2017 at 1:01 PM EST
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Two Florida National Guardsmen on the Washington D.C. Mall Thursday.
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Florida National Guard providing security for the Task Force as they set up for the Inauguration.
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Florida National Guardsmen being briefed on their assignments for the Inauguration.
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Sleeping quarters for the Florida National Guard while on assignment for the Inauguration.
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A chowline for the Florida National Guard while assisting with security in Washington D.C. for the Inauguration.
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Florida sent hundreds of National Guardsmen to assist with security in Washington D.C. for the Inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Approximately 340 soldiers and airmen have been sleeping on cots set up in a gymnasium and going through outdoor chow lines while on assignment to support the 58th Presidential Inauguration.

You can find more photos of the Florida contingent on Florida National Guard Flickr. #FLNG
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Bobbie O'Brien
Bobbie O’Brien has been a Reporter/Producer at WUSF since 1991. She reports on general news topics in Florida and the Tampa Bay region.
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