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Louisiana Air Guard special warfare unit hosts recruiting event

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Squadron (ASOS) hosted a weekend-long recruiting event for potential Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) candidates at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, April 9-10. The unit is selecting personnel to be liaisons and controllers of […]

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Army Engineers join La. Guard’s disaster response exercise

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Regular Army Soldiers with the 46th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Polk in Leesville and the Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted a mission transfer of command as part of the

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La. Guard’s special disaster-response team trained, ready to respond

By Sgt. 1st. Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s special disaster-response team concluded three days of training with a culminating exercise at the Joint Emergency Services Training Center (JESTC) in Zachary, Apr. 5-7. The specialized Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) –

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La. National Guard commissions 7 new officers

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission seven new officers at the Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, March 19. The newly commissioned second lieutenants received their oath of service

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Louisiana National Guard hosts All-Hazards Workshop

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its annual 3-day All-Hazards Coordination Workshop at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, March 15-17. The workshop is designed to improve the ability of attending states’ and territories’ National Guards to support their governors and citizens through coordinated aid

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La. National Guard Soldiers, Airmen earn top shooting honors

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. –The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen from around the state gathered at Camp Beauregard in Pineville for its annual The Adjutant General’s Match, March 16-18. Forty-nine Soldiers and Airmen put their skills and training to the test with the state’s top 20

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