{"id":59220,"date":"2022-02-12T14:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/12\/florida-national-guard-troops-ordered-out-of-ukraine-by-secdef\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:55:00","slug":"florida-national-guard-troops-ordered-out-of-ukraine-by-secdef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/02\/12\/florida-national-guard-troops-ordered-out-of-ukraine-by-secdef\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida National Guard troops ordered out of Ukraine by SECDEF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 160 soldiers of the Florida National Guard deployed to Ukraine since November have been ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to l<a href=\"https:\/\/archetype-military-times-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/composer-preview\/KO4ORMDB7JEGLJUXV4QMG4FYBM\/?_website=military-times&#038;published=false&#038;_ignoreCache=true&#038;language={language}&#038;owner=militarytimes\" target=\"_blank\">eave Ukraine amid increasing concer<\/a>n of a Russian attack, according to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers, assigned to the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, have been ordered to reposition elsewhere in Europe, according to Kirby in a media release. They have been advising and mentoring Ukrainian forces as part of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/10\/russian-troops-bolster-deployments-near-ukraine-new-satellite-images-show\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10_closer-view-of-mrl-and-sp-artillery-training_novoozernoye_crimea_9feb2022_wv2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russian troops bolster deployments near Ukraine, new satellite images show<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Satellite images released Thursday show new military deployments in Crimea, Belarus, and western Russia near Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin made this decision \u201cout of an abundance of caution \u2014 with the safety and security of our personnel foremost in mind \u2014 and informed by the State Department\u2019s guidance on U.S. personnel in Ukraine,\u201d according to the media release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis repositioning does not signify a change in our determination to support Ukraine\u2019s Armed Forces, but will provide flexibility in assuring allies and deterring aggression,\u201d the release states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Task Force Gator soldiers, joined by NATO allies and partners, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.7atc.army.mil\/JMTGU\/\" target=\"_blank\">mentor and advise<\/a> Armed Forces of Ukraine Observer Controller \/ Trainers at the Combat Training Center located near Yavoriv, according to the JMTG-U website. They do this, according to the website, by employing a \u201ctrain-the-trainer\u201d approach, enabling Ukrainians to take the lead in training rotational brigades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also work to \u201cdevelop and implement systems to improve combat training and increase training center capacity,\u201d according to the website. \u201cCombat Training Center &#8211; Yavoriv delivers Brigade-and-below collective training for Armed Forces of Ukraine Brigades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/11\/3000-more-paratroopers-heading-to-europe-as-white-house-warns-ukraine-invasion-imminent\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Boarding-Line-1.jpg-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">3,000 more paratroopers head to Europe amid White House warnings of Ukraine invasion<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The second wave of 82nd Airborne soldiers brings the total mobilized so far to 6,000.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Saturday, State Department officials in Kyiv announced they were suspending consular services at the embassy in Kyiv and moving some personnel to Lviv in the west of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt appears increasingly likely that this is where this this situation is headed, towards some kind of active conflict,\u201d a senior State Department official told reporters Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, President Joe Biden ordered 3,000 members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/02\/09\/82nd-airborne-could-welcome-american-evacuees-in-case-of-ukraine-invasion\/\">82nd Airborne Division<\/a> to join 3,000 troops already mobilized to Poland, Germany and Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are more than 130,000 Russian troops arrayed around Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Saturday, Austin spoke with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu, according to Kirby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey discussed Russia\u2019s force build-up in Crimea and around Ukraine,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibly imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply, according to The Associated Press. 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