Louisiana National Guard

Bayou Militia participates in Combat Archer 16-05

By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – More than 150 members of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing participated in Combat Archer 16-05 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22 – March 4. The 159th deployed 10 F-15 fighter jets for […]

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La. Guardsmen assist in assembling emergency levee walls

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment MONROE, La. – More than 15 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 1022nd Engineer Co. and the 844th Engineer Co. out of West Monroe, Louisiana, have been assembling emergency levee walls on the banks of the Ouachita River in Monroe, Louisiana, to protect the city from

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La. Guardsmen continue rescues, distribution

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, continues to assist local agencies in response to significant flooding from north to south in the state, working around the clock since March 9. The LANG has approximately 1,296 Guardsmen responding to flood

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La. Guardsmen expand flood fight to southern part of state

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, continues to assist local agencies in response to significant flooding from north to south in the state, working around the clock since March 9. The LANG has approximately 1,340 Guardsmen responding to flood

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Aviation Continues to Remember and Honor MOJO 69

By: Command Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Dares One year to the day since the Louisiana National Guard suffered one of its greatest tragedies, the crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with 11 people aboard, National Guardsmen were once again proving why they train so hard to accomplish dangerous and demanding missions. On March 10, 2015,

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La. Guardsmen continue 24-hour rescues, flood operations

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, continues to assist local agencies in response to significant flooding throughout the state, working around the clock since March 9. The LANG has approximately 688 Guardsmen responding to flood operations, to include evacuations,

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