Defense Support Initiatives Committee, DSI

As a military isssues advocacy group, the DSI is comprised of 25 community and business leaders, including retired military personnel, defense contractors and representation from the seven Military Affairs Committees from Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties surrounding Eglin AFB. The mission of the DSI is to support and promote the local military installations, missions and their positive
economic contributions to the tri-county area.  The 2020 Florida Defense Handbook reported the annual economic impact of the military presence in the tri-county region as exceeding $10,974,200,000—topping $9B in Okaloosa County alone with over 78,000 jobs.

Initiatives

As an issues focused advocacy group, the DSI interfaces at local, state and Federal levels on topics of local and national interest. As applicable, background information and position papers on specific items are developed and shared with Congressional Delegation, Pentagon staffs and Tallahassee leaders. Collaborative initiatives are engaged through partnerships with entities such as the Florida Defense Alliance and the Florida Defense Support Task Force.  Click below for more topic information.       

Southeast Range Complex Concept 2016      Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling 2010       Northwest FL Military Mission Line 2017

GRE Position Paper 2017       Preserving Military Readiness in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico  

DSI Offshore Drilling - Letter to Editor 2018            Eastern Gulf Military Readiness OCEANA 2019

2020 FL Defense Factbook Quick Sheet             2021 Legislative Summary Brochure         2021 MML Position Paper   

2021 EGTTR MML Brochure           2022 Legislative Point Paper