Disaster Response

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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One bad Isaac inspires one good Isaac

National Guardsman re-enlists during hurricane response, Labor Day By 1st Lt. Alex Juan 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office METAIRIE, La. – Emergency response efforts are a commonality for Louisiana National Guardsmen, but while on duty for Hurricane Isaac, an Airman volunteered to re-enlist in order to continue serving the members of his recently impacted

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Hurricane Isaac :: 199th BSB POD Site

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen from B Company, 199th Brigade Support Battalion distribute food, water and ice to citizens in need of resources after Hurricane Isaac in Venetian Isles, Sep. 2, 2012. The LANG has more than 6,000 Soldiers and Airmen on duty to support our citizens, local and state authorities by conducting Hurricane

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Louisiana National Guardsmen transfer civilians

BELLE CHASSE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsman, Staff Sgt. Gary Cheek, 1st Assault Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, Naval Branch Clinic, Belle Chasse personnel and Plaquemines Parish Emergency Management Services personnel and members of the Louisiana Army National Guard’™s 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment bring a gurney to a UH-60 Black Hawk with the LANGâ™s 2-135th

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Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk fly commodities to POD site

HAMMOND, La. – A Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk prepares to fly commodities to a Point-of-Distribution site in southeastern Louisiana, Aug. 31, 2012. The LANG has more than 6,000 Soldiers and Airmen on duty to support our citizens, local & state authorities by conducting Hurricane Isaac emergency operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Scott Longstreet,

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Louisiana Air Guardsmen distribute resources

Soldiers with 1020th Vertical Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, collect MREs and water from a Blackhawk for distribution at the Emergency Operation Center in Grand Isle, August 31, 2012. The LANG has more than 8,000 Soldiers and Airmen ready to support our citizens, local & state authorities in support of Hurricane Isaac operations. (U.S. Army

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