By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted a visit from the Honorable Pamela A. White, United States ambassador to Haiti, while she toured several facilities and surveyed some operational programs in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas, May 13-15. “This State Partnership […]
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By 1st. Lt. Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Col. Shawn M. Coco accepted command of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing from outgoing commander Col. Thomas P. Sostarics, Sunday, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans. The ceremony
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For the month of May 2015, the 1 in One Hundred Million series speaks with Major William Saint of the 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team for the Louisiana National Guard. Kronos, Incorporated began their website, 1in100million.com, as a site devoted to sharing the personal stories of the people who do the many
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By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office PLOVDIV, Bulgaria – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing from Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., is participating in a bilateral Flying Training Deployment with the Bulgarian Air Force at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, April 16 – May
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard participated in a statewide disaster response exercise (DRX) designed to test the capabilities of various local, state and federal agencies, April 18, 2015. The exercise, organized by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, involved training missions
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Louisiana prepares for hurricane season By Air Force 1st. Lt. Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard is hosting a joint aeromedical evacuation exercise, Ultimate Caduceus 2015, at the Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, April 16-18. Ultimate Caduceus 2015 is a
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