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La. Guard’s “Tiger Brigade” fields updates to Mortar Weapon System

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Last month, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, received new hand and fire mechanisms for the 60mm M224A1 Mortar Weapon Systems, as well as the 80mm baseplates and bipods. Mr. Michael LaFratte, a […]

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La. Air Guard’s 159th Medical Group participates in Tropic Care 2024

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office KAUAI, Hawaii – Approximately 40 Airmen with the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Medical Group combined forces with the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy, Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve to participate in the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training

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La. Guard recognizes family volunteers at annual workshop

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Office of Family Programs hosted their annual State Family Program Workshop and awards ceremony recognizing volunteers of the Soldier and Family Readiness Group in Lafayette, Louisiana, June 28-30. This year’s workshop theme was “Race to Readiness” and

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La. Guard Engineers provide community support on projects

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – As annual training continues across the state for Louisiana Guardsmen, the 225th Engineer Brigade is hard at work on multiple projects in local communities. These projects are part of the innovative readiness training program which is a DoD collaborative effort leveraging

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La. Guard’s ‘Wranglers’ assume responsibility for base operations in Eastern Europe

  By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMP KOSCIUSZKO, Poland – The Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 139th Regional Support Group Forward, assumed responsibility of Base Operating Support Integrator missions at eastern Europe Forward Operating Sites during a transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Kosciuszko

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La. Adjutant General achieves two-star general milestone

By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, adjutant general of Louisiana, was promoted with his new rank during an official ceremony at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, July 3. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, commander-in-chief of

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