Florida National Guard soldiers taking Help on the Home Front care packages on deployment

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than a hundred Florida National Guard soldiers are heading out on a short-term deployment, but they’re not leaving empty-handed.

Thanks to the “Help on the Home Front” partnership with News4JAX, the USO and Navy Federal Credit Union, those troops received care packages filled with snacks and essential items to take on their journey.

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The 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion is deploying to Washington, D.C., in support of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force.

Those care packages, handmade by volunteers with the USO and News4JAX staff members, were created with generous donations from our viewers.

The travel kits include a postcard thanking them for their service.

For many service members, those small comforts can make a big difference while they’re away from home.