Camp Blanding Joint Training Center

02/21/2023

Come join us for the 4th Annual Veterans Appreciation Event! There will be veteran-focused resources, activities, live music, food and entertainment.

02/14/2023

Congratulations to the newly promoted, SSG Tribbey! We thank you for all hard work and dedication to HHC CBJTC. We wish you the best on your new venture as a BLC instructor for the 211th Regional Training Institute.

02/03/2023

The reopening of Camp Blanding’s historic Cooper Hall was recognized yesterday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Maj. Gen. James Eiffert and General Cooper’s daughters cut the ribbon and officially opened the newly renovated building. Thank you to everyone who came out to help us celebrate!

01/10/2023

Congratulations to Bill and Diane Webber. We had the honor of hosting their retirement ceremony this last week. Diane served as the Senior Program Analyst in Resource Management with a total of 38 years of Federal service. Bill served as the CBJTC Project Manager and Superintendent for over 14 years. Both contributed to the overwhelming success of Camp Blanding and we thank you for all your hard work!

12/08/2022

12/08/2022

Post Headquarters’ Annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange kicked off this week- What a great way to get into the holiday spirit!
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11/09/2022

Due to impeding inclement weather, we have made the decision to cancel the CBJTC Veteran’s Day event on Friday, November 11th.

11/02/2022

A special thank you to these two women, who made quilts for Gold Star Families.

It gives us the opportunity to remember and honor the fallen service members, and acknowledge the enormous burden their Families continue to carry. The purpose of these quilts is to bring comfort to the surviving Families.

11/02/2022

We had the pleasure of hosting the Old Green Cupboard Designs Quilting Retreat this past weekend! These talented women traveled from all over the country to attend.

The CBJTC Post HQ Drill Hall provided the perfect environment for them to work on their quilting, stitching, weaving and needlework.

10/28/2022

Congrats to Randy Manning for winning 1st place at Camp Blanding's Annual Chili Cookoff!

MAJ Lenoir and CW2 Griffis came in close, tying for 2nd place.

Thanks to everyone who participated and made this contest a success!

10/26/2022

09/27/2022

We hope everyone is taking all necessary measures to prepare for Hurricane Ian. If you are in an effected area and are planning on evacuating, please note that CBJTC will not be used as an evacuation site. CBJTC is being used as a staging area for response crews and equipment in preparation for Hurricane Ian.

09/11/2022

08/15/2022

Last week Camp Blanding Joint Training Center hosted Maj. Gen. James Eifert, the Adjutant General of Florida, Manny Diaz, Commissioner of the Florida Dept. of Education, Molly McKinstry, Chief of Staff, & Walter Sachs, NW Regional Managing Director, from the Florida Dept. of Children and Families, and Eric Hall, Secretary of the Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice. We are so thankful for their continued support of the Florida Youth Challenge Academy and helping provide change and opportunity to our youth.

07/18/2022

LTC Jason M. Hunt, assumed command of Camp Blanding Joint Training Center on July 16, 2022. LTC Hunt enlisted in the Army in 1994 and has had a distinguished career. His awards include the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (3rd award) and several others. Congratulations, sir!

07/12/2022

06/19/2022

05/31/2022

LifeSouth will be at CBJTC this Thursday, June 2nd.

The blood drive bus will be at Post HQs from 0900-1130 and at MATES/CAMS from 1230-1545.

Donate and receive a $10 e-gift card!

05/25/2022

Congratulations to SGT Slones and SGT Thompson for continuing their service in the Florida National Guard!

05/10/2022

Congratulations to MAJ Phillip Willard! He was presented with the Department of Defense ESGR Patriot Award by Steve Toomey, the ESGR Area 3 Chair.

An employee serving in the National Guard, Reserve, or the spouse of a Guard or Reserve member, may nominate supervisors for support provided directly to the nominating service member and his or her family.

The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployments, caring for families, and granting leave of absences.

If you would like to nominate your supervisor for a Patriot Award, go to:

https://www.esgr.mil/Employer-Awards/Patriot-Award

The average turn around time is 45 days from the date of submission.

04/07/2022

"Throwback Thursday: In mid-November 2021, a unique re-enlistment ceremony took place in the Camp Blanding Museum Memorial Gardens. While re-enlistments happen regularly at Camp Blanding, the November ceremony was unique because it involved the U.S. Navy.

Sonar Technician Petty Officer Second Class (STG2) Anthony Nordwall chose Camp Blanding for his Navy re-enlistment because the Nordwall family has a strong connection with Camp Blanding.

The Nordwall family story begins with STG2 Nordwall's great grandfather, Antoine Nordwall. An emigrant from Sweden, Antoine Nordwall grew up in Minnesota. Antoine Nordwall enlisted in the U.S. Army and in World War I, he fought in France, where he was a casualty of poison gas. After recovering, Antoine Nordwall returned to Minnesota and married Rose Marie Lussier, a native American of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota. The Nordwalls had a total of eight children, five boys and three girls.

After World War I, Antoine Nordwall continued to suffer from the World War I gassing, and he had a much weakened immune system. In 1935, he was involved in a work accident; his injuries became infected, then gangrenous. While trying to reach a hospital in Minneapolis, Antoine died.

Antoine's sons were then sent to the Pipestone Boarding School. The oldest son, Stanley Anthony Nordwall, was responsible for ensuring he and his brothers behaved. In June 1942, Stanley Nordwall left the Boarding School and registered for Selective Service, and he was inducted into the Army in November 1942. Stanley volunteered for the paratroopers and was sent to Camp
Blanding for training with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. After completing jump training at Fort Benning and advanced training at Camp Mackall, Stanley Nordwall and the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment moved to England. The 508th jumped into Normandy on 6 June 1944, jumped into the Netherlands for Operation Market-Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge
and fought through Germany to the end of World War II.

Recognizing the family's connection to Camp Blanding, STG2 Anthony Nordwall, the grandson of Stanley Anthony Nordwall, chose the 508th PIR marker in the Camp Blanding Museum gardens. The Nordwall connection to Camp Blanding represents the family's continuing service to the United States.

The Camp Blanding Museum is open daily from 1200 to 1600 hours. Admission is free, and the Museum looks forward to sharing more stories of Camp Blanding's history.

04/07/2022

An Interoperable team of bomb technicians conducts diagnostics on an explosive devices attached a to a victim in a training scenario at the Camp Blanding Shoot House.

03/31/2022

03/24/2022

Today kicks off the 2022 Best Warrior Competition! This three day annual event brings together top tier Soldiers, to test their proficiency in a variety of physically and mentally challenging technical and tactical skills.

03/11/2022

The Florida Youth Challenge Academy hosted a Family Day event for class 42 this past weekend. FLYCA Families and Cadets enjoyed a day of games, vendors and a drill and ceremony competition. We would like to thank our guest speakers; Congresswoman Kat Cammack and The Adjutant General of Florida, Major General James Eifert for their inspirational comments.

03/10/2022

Senior Chief Roldan presented the attached memento to CBJTC for their outstanding support of the TY21 Navy Chief's Mess. CBJTC supported events from Oct through Nov 21 that included ECO Challenge and Final Night. Navy organizations that where a part of these events included VR-62, VR-58,
HSM-60, VP-62, MSRON-10, and NCHB-11.

02/17/2022

The CBJTC ID card office will re open on Wednesday February 23rd at 8:00 AM. Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00-11:30 12:30-16:00. We follow the AWS schedule and are closed every other Monday and all Federal Holidays.

Scheduling appointments will be done ONLINE ONLY. We will no longer be taking appointments via phone or email.

You will need to go to your browser and search "ID card office online RAPIDS." Put in your zip code and your radius and select our ID card office. Follow the prompts to schedule an appointment. All the information that you need for your appointment will be provided.

Please be advised to bring all of your required documents with you for your appointment. If you do not have them we will be unable to serve you.

Thank you DPCA

02/02/2022

The CBJTC ID card office is still closed until further notice. Please open Rapids Site Locator in your web browser and put your zip code and radius that you would like to travel. The nearest ID card office and their information will show up for you.

Thank you DPCA

01/18/2022

01/18/2022

01/13/2022

Camp Blanding Forestry will be conducting a large prescribed fire on the northern portion of the installation today. Expect to see smoke in the surrounding areas.

11/24/2021

The Camp Blanding Lodging Office will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday starting on Wednesday, 24 November at 1300 and will reopen on Monday, 29 November at 0800

11/23/2021

THE CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER ID CARD OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26TH FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND WILL RESUME NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS ON DECEMBER 1ST AT 8:00 AM FOR APPOINTMENTS.ONLY NO WALK-INS

BUSINESS HOURS ARE MONDAY(ALTERNATING) EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY 8:00-16:00. WE ARE CLOSED ALL FEDERAL HOLIDAYS.

TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT PLEASE CALL 904-682-3366 AND LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AND WE WILL CALL YOU BACK WHEN WE ARE ABLE.

HAPPY HOLIDAY FROM DPCA

10/20/2021

09/15/2021

08/18/2021

THE CBJTC ID CARD OFFICE IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY NO WALK-INS ACCEPTED. THIS IS NOT DONE ONLINE. PLEASE CALL 904-682-3366 TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. WE WILL RETURN YOUR CALL AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY NOT BE RETURNED THE SAME DAY THAT YOU CALLED US. THANK YOU

05/25/2021

01/22/2021

DoD Common Access Card > Coronavirus

Here are the current changes to the issuance of USID cards due to COVID-19. It is always possible that these may be updated as we are still being affected by the ongoing virus. If you would like to stay updated on your USID and its benefits and privileges you can go to https://www.cac.mil/Coronavirus

The official site of the DOD Common Access Card.

12/21/2020

Due to a software upgrade, we are experiencing issues making dependent ID cards. As such, we only have the ability to make chipped CAC's. All appointments for Dependent, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Retiree, and Reserve Retirees must be rescheduled; these include initial issue dependent cards.

Also, please take note of the following changings to replacement dependent ID card requirements:

All new dependent cards will be the new Next Gen chip-free cards. In order for a new card to be issued a new or replacement card, dependents must meet the following criteria:

Turning 65 years of age
Lost card
Initial issuance
Turning 21 years of age

Existing dependent/retired/DAV ID cards that expired in the year 2020 have been extended and are good until summer 2021. After this period, NGB will provide guidance on when we are to begin issuing the NEXT GEN ID card to those categories.

If you have any questions, please contact the ID Card Office at
904-682-3366

12/09/2020

The Camp Blanding ID card office will be closed from Thursday December 10-Tuesday December 15 and will re open on Wednesday December 16th at 8:00. There are no walk-ins at this time, only appointments. If you need an appointment you can call us at 904-682-3366. Have a great holiday. ))