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La. National Guardsmen return home on Independence Day

BATON ROUGE, La. –The Louisiana National Guard, along with family and friends, welcomed home members of the 756th Area Support Medical Company at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, July 4.   Based out of Carville, more than 65 Soldiers returned just in time for the holiday weekend from Afghanistan while in support of […]

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Louisiana Air Guardsmen help build four schools in Belize

National Guard provides learning facilities for 500 students, receives valuable training By Air Force Staff Sgt. Yolanda Addison, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office   BELLE CHASSE, La. – Louisiana National Guard Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing have been deploying since April to various cities around Belize building new classrooms for the local children

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Louisiana National Guard Youth Leadership Camp

The La. National Guard’s Office of Family Programs held its Youth Leadership Camp for 27 dependents of LANG Guardsmen, ages 14-17, at the Feliciana Retreat Center in Norwood, La., June 21-24. For nine years, the Louisiana National Guard has sponsored Youth Leadership Camp for the older children of its military members. The purpose of the

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La. National Guard conducts joint hurricane evac exercise

159th Fighter Wing teams with W.Va. Air Guard, other agencies to prep for storm season   By Air Force Staff Sgt. Yolanda Addison, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office   BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing conducted an aeromedical evacuation exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New

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La. Guard youth camp builds confidence, resilience

By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, LANG Reintegration Office Public Affairs   NORWOOD, La. – Members of our military are often referred to as “one percenters” because they constitute only about one percent of our nation’s population. This makes their children pretty unique as well.   The La. National Guard’s Office of Family Programs held its

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Command staff visits Tiger Brigade at Camp Shelby

256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Soldiers of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team received a special visit during their annual training at Camp Shelby, Miss., June 11, by Brig. Gen. Barry Keeling, director of the joint staff, Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Stiefvater, Command Sgt. Maj. James Mays, and

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