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La. Guard hosts 18th annual All-Hazards Coordination Workshop

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its 18th annual All-Hazards Coordination Workshop at the Higgins Hotel New Orleans, March 10-12. The event brought together representatives from all 54 states and territories to assess worst-case emergency scenarios, coordinate potential response efforts, identify […]

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La. Guard prepares with disaster response exercise

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard collaborated with local and state agencies in an annual Disaster Response Exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and strengthen coordination between local, state, federal and non-governmental agencies, April 16-18.   Across the State, there

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Louisiana National Guard graduates six new officers

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission six new officers from the Officer Candidate School at LANG Training Center Pineville, April 13. “Being a leader in the military is one of the

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La. Army Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete for honors

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 17 Soldiers from across the State competed in the 2024 Best Warrior Competition at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Apr. 8-12. BWC is an annual event that tests Soldiers and noncommissioned officers on their

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La. National Guard Engineers prepare for deployment

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – More than 40 Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1021st Engineer Vertical Construction Company are conducting a two-week pre-mobilization training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville. This training, which focuses on sharpening skillsets and basic warrior skills common to

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La. Guard achieves recruiting blitz in March

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Command achieved 130 enlistments in March, including 124 through the Military Processing Station, four inter-service recruitments, and two interstate transfers. “During the Future Battle Blitz in March, we asked each representative who attends the Recruit

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