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Louisiana National Guard commissions 16 new officers

By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Officer Candidate School at the 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) commissioned 16 new officers at the Camp Beauregard post theater in Pineville, Aug. 13. “Congratulations, I am very proud of each and every one of you, and I know […]

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La. contracting officer wins National Guard Bureau award

By Warrant Officer Thea James, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s chief of contracting, Crystal L. Stiles, from Elmer, Louisiana became the first contracting officer in the state to receive the Secretary of the Army Award for Excellence in Contracting – Outstanding Contracting Officer, Installation Level, and Directorate

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La. Guard’s military police company honored after deployment

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – More than 150 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 239th Military Police Company were honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an official ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 26. “I want to thank

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La. Guard holds retirement ceremony for top warrant officer

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a retirement ceremony for Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kevin P. Dares, honoring the former command chief warrant officer of the LANG for his 38 years of service, at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond,

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La. Guard breaks ground on Lake Charles Readiness Center

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new readiness center at the Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, June 2. The original Lake Charles Readiness Center was already on track for replacement in 2022, however Hurricane Laura inflicted large damage

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La. Army National Guard Soldiers awarded for heroism

By Warrant Officer Thea James, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Christian M. Jaubert, a native of Broussard, La., and Staff Sgt. Dillon J. Mandeville, a native from New Iberia, La., each received the Louisiana National Guard Distinguished Service Cross on May 31 during an awards ceremony at

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