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‘Always Ready’ to ‘Protect What Matters’ no matter the response

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The current storm season presented a new challenge for the first responders and National Guard of Louisiana in the form of wildfires. Wildfires started spreading across the state in August, resulting in multiple parishes declaring a state of emergency and Governor John […]

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Multiple states help La. National Guard ‘Protect What Matters’

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By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – As the Louisiana National Guard assisted the State in fighting wildfires, more than 40 Guard men and women from other states stepped up to help LANG protect what matters. The support of the additional service members is the direct result of making an

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La. Guard Aviators and Engineers execute rapid response to Pirates Cove wildfires

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  NEW ORLEANS – On August 23 and 24, 2023, Louisiana National Guard aviation and engineering assets were activated to assist the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana State Fire Marshal office in fighting wildfires. As the wildfires spread, causing 17 parishes to declare a state of emergency, Louisiana’s Guard men and

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La. Guard continues mounting response to ongoing wildfires

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NEW ORLEANS – At the direction of the Governor, the Louisiana National Guard activated 97 Soldiers to provide support to current operations in relation to the ongoing wildfires in Beauregard Parish. Louisiana’s Guard men and women are trained, ready and fully equipped to assist in the relief efforts. LANG helicopter crews began water-drop missions on

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Bossier City, La. Soldier graduates Ranger school

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By Spc. Joseph Barber, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – Pvt. Gabriel Keshawn Cole, a new Louisiana National Guard infantryman serving in C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, completed Ranger school earlier this month. Cole, from Bossier City, Louisiana, was raised in a military family. His father

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