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On the recordOctober 24, 2011
I think this is one of the huge unheralded milestones we have in this country of resolving, I think once and for all, the issue of: How do we bring Active-Duty forces to the Governor in a way that does not duplicate or replicate what they are doing through their National Guard and work as one team?
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Gus Bilirakis
Republican · Florida

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Bilirakis highlights the milestone of integrating Active-Duty forces with National Guard under one command.

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