Hurricane Isaac

Air Guard performs variety of hurricane response missions

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PORT SULPHUR, La. – Every mission matters to Louisiana National Guardsmen and when tasked with helping to rebuild a small fishing community located in the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Airmen gladly stepped up to the challenge. For many in the Air Guard, the mission sets were […]

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Army Guard aviation drops super-sand bags to stop flooding

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters continue to drop 4,000-pound sandbags, Sept. 6, to prevent flooding from a levee breach in the Braithwaite area of Plaquemines Parish, La. To date, LANG air assets have flown more than 494.9 flight hours, moved more than 300 personnel, and transported more than 1

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On alert – at all times

Louisiana Air National Guardsmen continue protecting airspace after Hurricane Isaac By 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing is charged with a critical mission … to provide air superiority over Louisiana and the Gulf Coast while supporting the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The

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Louisiana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transports 5,000-pound generator

PORT SULPHUR, La. – A Louisiana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transports a much-needed 5,000-pound generator to a water treatment plant in Plaquemines Parish after flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac, Sept. 5, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Sgt. Kevin M. Currie, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion/RELEASED).

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Louisiana National Guard Test Drinking Water in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Marissa L. St. Pe’, preventative medicine noncommissioned officer in charge with the state Medical Command, tests the pH levels of the drinking water at Jackson Barracks, Sep. 1, 2012. Since Hurricane Isaac operations began, more than 6,500 LANG Soldiers and Airmen have participated in more than 250

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Louisiana National Guard assist the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

CARVILLE, La. – Sgt. Dennis Ryan, a UH-60 Blackhawk mechanic with D Company, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, hooks two bales of hay to a UH-60 Blackhawk in Plaquemines Parish, Sept. 3. Since Hurricane Isaac operations began, more than 6,500 LANG Soldiers and Airmen have participated in more than 250 ground and air missions involving reconnaissance,

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