256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team graduates 20 Soldiers from Air Assault, Rifle and Machine gun courses By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th Public Affairs Representative PINEVILLE, La. – Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team recently completed courses at the Light Fighter School at Fort Polk in January and February. A total […]
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By Command Sgt. Maj. Rufus Jones, 528th Engineer Battalion senior enlisted advisor BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion, headquartered in Monroe, spent nearly three weeks in the 5th Levee District to help local, state and federal officials monitor the nearly 200 mile-long levee system, Jan. 4 – 22. The Soldiers
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – A new exhibit commemorating the 25th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm will be opening soon at the Louisiana National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. “Boots in the Sand – The Louisiana National Guard’s Role in the Liberation of Kuwait,
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Shinnah Brown, a survivor outreach coordinator, was honored with an award for superior performance during a ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Jan. 28. Brown provides services for the Army to the families of Soldiers who die in the line of
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 300 Louisiana National Guardsmen continue working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of local, parish and state officials at the request of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen are working alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 5th Levee District to conduct 24-hour levee patrols in the parishes of Concordia, East Carroll, Madison and Tensas to inspect for any issues caused by the winter river
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