Florida Senate - 2023                            (NP)    SR 1118
       
       
        
       By Senator Avila
       
       
       
       
       
       39-02088-23                                           20231118__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the outstanding service of
    3         Adjutant General James O. Eifert throughout his
    4         illustrious military career, on the occasion of his
    5         retirement.
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    7         WHEREAS, Major General James O. Eifert is assigned as the
    8  Adjutant General, Florida, serving since April 2019 as the
    9  senior military advisor to the Governor, responsible for the
   10  overall management, readiness, and mobilization of both the
   11  United States Army and the United States Air Force elements of
   12  the Florida National Guard, and
   13         WHEREAS, during his tenure as the Adjutant General, Major
   14  General James O. Eifert has provided exemplary guidance and
   15  leadership during the approach and aftermath of two major
   16  hurricanes and other natural disasters and during this state’s
   17  unprecedented response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and
   18         WHEREAS, since the time of his commission from the United
   19  States Air Force Academy in June 1982 and his graduation from
   20  the United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School in December
   21  1992, Major General James O. Eifert has consistently
   22  demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities, and
   23         WHEREAS, with his boundless energy and commitment, Major
   24  General James O. Eifert has contributed immeasurably to the
   25  readiness and well-being of members of the Florida National
   26  Guard and the Department of Military Affairs, and
   27         WHEREAS, Major General James O. Eifert is retiring from
   28  military service on April 22, 2023, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   30  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   32         That Adjutant General James O. Eifert is recognized for his
   33  outstanding service throughout his illustrious military career,
   34  on the occasion of his retirement as the senior military advisor
   35  to the Governor.
   36         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
   37  the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Adjutant General
   38  James O. Eifert as a tangible token of the sentiments of the
   39  Florida Senate.