New adjutant general assumes command in ceremony at Blanding

Preparing to begin the inspection of assembled troops are (l-r) Maj. Gen. John Haas, Maj. Gen. James Eifert and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez. Haas became Florida's new adjutant general, taking the reigns from the retiring Eifert during a change-of-command ceremony at Camp Blanding. Photo by Cliff Smelley.

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Maj. Gen. John Haas became Florida’s new adjutant general during a change-of-command ceremony at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center on April 22. After thanking Gov. Ron DeSantis for his confidence in giving him “the opportunity and the immense responsibility of leading the Florida National Guard, Haas said, “I take…

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