By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a hurricane scenario tabletop exercise (TTX) in preparation for the 2022 hurricane season at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 21. A TTX is a simulated emergency response where key emergency management […]
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard deployed forces immediately following the severe weather event in the state on March 22 to provide support to civilian authorities in and around the affected areas to save lives, protect key infrastructure and ensure the health and public safety of
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Active-duty airmen assisting in Monroe with COVID operations By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Brig. Gen. Cindy Haygood, the Louisiana National Guard’s assistant adjutant general – Army, assumed the position of dual-status commander of Task Force 51 in Monroe, Louisiana, last week. A dual-status commander is typically appointed
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By Maj. Patrick O’Brien Boling, Louisiana National Guard Task Force COVID CARVILLE, La. – At the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard (LANG), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), continued to
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By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG), at the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards, continues to support various coronavirus missions around the state into 2022 as the new variant spreads. “Our task force has worked through multiple surges since the start of
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard confronted a demanding 2021 with a plethora of challenges and missions both at home and abroad. Over the course of the year, soldiers and airmen deployed overseas and to other states, responded to multiple emergencies including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and
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