Awards

Staff Sgt. Nicole Bourgeois, 2016 TRADOC National Guard Instructor of the Year, 1st Battalion (Noncommissioned Officer Academy), 199th Regiment Regional Training Institute at Camp Cook in Ball, Louisiana, receives a plaque and congratulations from Gen. David Perkins, commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Davenport, TRADOC senior enlisted leader, during the 2016 TRADOC Instructor of the Year ceremony at the Fort Eustis Club in Virginia, Aug. 3, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Angel Clemons)

La. National Guard educator named top instructor nationally

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – There is an old adage about educators that has been proven wrong time and again by those who instruct and mold minds under their tutelage. Staff Sgt. Nicole Bourgeois, of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 199th Regiment Regional Training Institute, […]

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Jonesville native receives MacArthur Leadership Award

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Capt. Chad Ford, of Jonesville, was one of 28 officers to receive the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award during an official ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., June 15. The GDMLA recognizes company grade officers and warrant

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Arkansas Guardsmen sweep regional Best Warrior Competition

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted the Region V Best Warrior Competition at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, May 22-25. The non-commissioned officer and Soldier of the year winners from Louisiana, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri state competitions competed for the chance to represent Region V

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La. National Guard engineer company receives unit award

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 527th Engineer Battalion received the Order of Founders and Patriots of America Outstanding National Guard Unit Award during a ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, June 13. Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of

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Youth Challenge Program graduates more than 200 cadets

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Family and friends filled the sanctuary at the Pentecostals of Alexandria Church in Alexandria, to watch 205 cadets graduate from The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program during a ceremony, June 10. The mission of the YCP is to intervene in and

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La. National Guard flight crew recognized for saving life

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment were awarded the Airbus Lakota Award of Valor in Hammond, Feb. 12. On Aug. 13, 2016, during historic flooding, pilots Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dino Parmentier and Chief Warrant

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