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La. Army National Guard participates in annual Disaster Response Exercise

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held their annual statewide Disaster Response Exercise at locations across the state, April 17-23. The LANG partnered with state and local agencies to test and strengthen a combined response in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The […]

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159th Fighter Wing to receive 18 F-15EX fighter jets

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / April 24, 2023

By Spc. Danny Hough, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Department of the Air Force selected the 159th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to receive 18 new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. The new jets are slated to replace aging F-15C and F-15D jets that

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La. National Guard redesignates main training area as Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville

Around The State, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / April 17, 2023

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard will redesignate Camp Beauregard, its main training installation, as the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville later this year, April 17. In March 2023, the LANG stated that six names were provided to the adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, for his

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LANG’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion hosted 2023 Director Strength Management Awards Conference

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / April 14, 2023

By 1st Lt. Jamie M. Green, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion (RRB) hosted the National Guard Bureau’s annual Director’s Strength Maintenance Awards Conference (DSMAC) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, Mar. 23. “LANG’s selection to host the DSMAC allowed us

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La. Air National Guard welcomes newest chiefs during ceremony

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / April 7, 2023

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard held its first Chief Induction Ceremony since 2019 at the Marriott New Orleans Metairie Hotel, on March 11, 2023, to recognize the achievements of 10 chief selectees as they were inducted to the highest enlisted rank

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La. Guard engineers gain valuable training during community project

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / April 5, 2023

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade began demolishing the old American Legion Gautreau-Williams Post 81 building in Gonzales on March 1. This project was an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project and was

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