Task force meeting

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Florida's Defense Support Task Force, created in 2010 to protect the state’s military bases, meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. on Okaloosa Island. Among the items to be considered is an application through which entities can seek funding from the task force. Companies or agencies eligible would be those that can prove their existence enhances the mission of an area military base. The task force was created with a $5 million legislative appropriation. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 10/22/12)