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La. Guard continues to provide operations support after Zeta

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard currently has over 1,260 soldiers and airmen providing assistance across the state to operations including COVID-19, Hurricanes Laura, Delta and most recently Zeta. Following initial rescue operations once a storm passes, the LANG focuses on recovery operations including engineer support, road clearance, and the set up and […]

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House Concurrent Resolution 35

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / October 21, 2020

HLS 202ES-567 2020 Second Extraordinary Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 35 BY REPRESENTATIVES CHARLES OWEN AND COX COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana National Guard on its service in 2020 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Louisiana National Guard for its hard work, commitment, selfless dedication, and lifesaving efforts throughout 2020. WHEREAS, during this tumultuous year, the

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La. National Guardsmen go eye-to-eye with Hurricane Laura

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / October 2, 2020

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, State Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – I’ve been a military journalist for over fifteen years, and in that time, I’ve covered a wide range of events both domestically and overseas. My first memory of a hurricane was Katrina in 2005. I was in Korea at the time on active

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‘One conversation can save a life, we just have to start it’

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Louisiana National Guard / September 18, 2020

La. National Guard recognizes, participates in Suicide Prevention Month By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Every year, the Louisiana National Guard recognizes September as Suicide Prevention Month and participates in activities and training to ensure units and leaders have the skills to recognize and

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159th Fighter Wing provides critical Hurricane Laura support

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 17, 2020

By Senior Airman Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office KINDER, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard provided critical supplies to residents affected by the devastation caused from Hurricane Laura in several towns in central and west Louisiana recently. Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing, headquartered in Belle Chasse, coordinated and established

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La. Guard state chaplain retires after 22 years of service

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 16, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Army National Guardsman Chaplain Col. Jeffrey W. Mitchell has retired after more than 22 years of service during an official ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, Sept. 12. As the state chaplain, Mitchell was responsible for tending to the spiritual and moral well-being of LANG members

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