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La. Guard’s top Marketing NCO competes for national honors

LANG honors Women’s History Month By Capt. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The month of March marks the beginning of the federally recognized commemoration of women and their countless efforts and contributions throughout the past and present history of this nation. The Louisiana National Guard joins this […]

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La. Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete to represent at Regionals

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top 18 Soldiers and Airmen from across the state competed in the 2023 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville and Camp Villere in Slidell, March 7-10. The BWC is an annual event that tests

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La. National Guard top recruiters recognized during ceremony

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion held its annual awards ceremony to recognize the LANG’s top recruiters at the Country Inn and Suites in Pineville, Louisiana, Mar. 3. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, adjutant general of

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La. Guard delivers water to Oakdale following severe weather

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) delivered packaged and bulk water to residents of Allen Parish over the weekend following a severe weather event that caused the water system to fail, March 3-5. In total, the LANG provided 50,400 liters of water to Allen Parish and one

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La. Air Guard’s Wing Commander reaches 2,000 flight hours

By Capt. Peter A. Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Fellow pilots and crew members were there to congratulate Col. Jonathan D. Mumme upon landing at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base NewOrleans, Louisiana, where he achieved the coveted 2,000 flight-hour milestone in the F-15C Eagle fighter jet, Feb. 9.

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La. National Guard hosts cybersecurity workshop

Federal, out-of-state partners discuss future of cyber policy, best practices By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) hosted a Council of Governors cybersecurity workshop at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Feb. 1 – 2. The workshop brought together state and federal partners from the

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