Floridians welcomed to Texas by freezing temperatures

Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2-124th Inf. Regt., arrive at Fort Hood Jan. 6. The 2-124th is part of the 53rd Inf. BCT from Florida that will train at North Fort Hood for the next two months. Chaplain candidate John Olagbemi (foreground) and Sgt. Maj. Ralph Hernandez, from the Hood Mobilization Brigade, welcome the Soldiers as they arrive at Robert Gray Army Airfield. Gloria Harris, Hood Mobilization Brigade

Floridians welcomed to Texas by freezing temperatures, mobilization brigade
By Gloria Harris, Hood Mobilization Brigade
January 14, 2010 News
Approximately 2,600 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers are at Fort Hood training for their upcoming deployment to Iraq and Kuwait.

The 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrived in waves as Texas temperatures plummeted last week. The first group, about 600 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment from South Florida, stepped off airplanes Tuesday at Robert Gray Army Airfield. They were immediately followed by the 2nd Battalion, 124th Inf. Regt. from Central Florida; the 1st Battalion, 153rd Cavalry Regiment from the Florida Panhandle; the 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment from Lakeland, Florida; and the 53rd Brigade Support Battalion, 53rd Special Troops Battalion and Headquarters and Headquarters Company.
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