By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Surrounded by friends, family and colleagues, the Louisiana National Guard promoted Thomas “Mark” Turner, a native of Bossier City, to the rank of colonel at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Jan. 12. “Only two percent of all officers who commission […]
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By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Brig. Gen. Charles W. Chappuis was honored in a retirement ceremony at Magnolia Terrace after 20 years of service with the Louisiana Air National Guard at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Jan. 12. Chappuis commissioned as a flight
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NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 100 deploying Airman from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing, based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, were honored before friends and family members during a ceremony, Dec. 19. Airmen from Air Guard units located throughout the state are scheduled to
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By Senior Master Sgt. Dan Farrell, 159th Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 100 deploying Airman from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing, based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, were honored before friends and family members during a ceremony, Dec. 19. Louisiana Governor John
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Dec. 1, and its 180th pass-in-review ceremony at Jackson Barracks, Dec. 2. These two ceremonies reflect
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Ten medics with the Louisiana National Guard participated in the Army’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Dec. 1-2. The training is a 16-hour, two-day course created by the U.S. Department of Defense Committee on TC3 to teach
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