The Florida Defense Support Task Force
Maintaining Florida as the most military friendly state in the nation.
The Florida Defense Support Task Force is a legislatively-mandated council (created by Florida Statute 288.987) whose mission is to preserve, protect, and enhance Florida’s military missions and installations.
THE FLORIDA DEFENSE SUPPORT TASK FORCE IS CHARGED WITH:
- Working with Florida’s Base Commanders to prevent encroachment from impacting mission capabilities for military forces based in Florida.
- Maintaining and expanding the missions of Florida military installations.
- Improving transportation access to Florida’s military installations.
- Assisting installations in meeting DOD renewable energy goals.
- Strengthening state support for military families and veterans with a focus on education, health care, employment, and family programs.
FLORIDA DEFENSE SUPPORT TASK FORCE MEMBERS
- Representative Thad Altman,Chairman
- Rear Admiral Stanley Bozin (Ret.)
- Brigadier General Chip Diehl, USAF (Ret.)
- Representative Wyman Duggan
- Major General James O. Eifert
- Major General Richard Haddad, USAF (Ret.)
- Colonel Jim Heald, USAF (Ret.)
- Captain Keith Hoskins (Ret.)
- Tom Neubauer,Vice Chairman
- Senator Tom Wright
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