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Louisiana National Guard aviators to deploy to Afghanistan

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers with G Company and D Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, hold a deployment ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Field in Pineville, Louisiana, Sept. 6, 2019. The 2-238th is sending more than 50 Guardsmen, including two father-son teams and one married couple, to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army […]

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Plaquemine National Guard unit deploys to Iraq

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Friends, families and community members gathered to bid farewell to the Louisiana National Guard’s 832nd Engineer Detachment, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, during a deployment ceremony at the Carl F. Grant Civic Center in Plaquemine, July 31. More than

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La. Guard sergeant major recognized by Army under secretary

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Under Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy presented the Louisiana National Guard civil-military planning senior enlisted advisor, Sgt. Maj. David M. Mula with The Process Improvement Program Team Excellence Award, Enterprise Level award for reduction in the time requirements of

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National Guard holds funeral honors training in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program hosted 12 Guardsmen from Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Oklahoma and New York for an Army National Guard Level II Funeral Honors Instructor Certification Course at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb. 4-16. “We teach these Soldiers customs and courtesies that go beyond military

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National Guard holds funeral honors training in New Orleans

By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program hosted 12 Guardsmen from Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Oklahoma and New York for an Army National Guard Level II Funeral Honors Instructor Certification Course at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb.

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