Disaster Response – Page 7 – Louisiana National Guard

159th Fighter Wing provides critical Hurricane Laura support

By Senior Airman Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office KINDER, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard provided critical supplies to residents affected by the devastation caused from Hurricane Laura in several towns in central and west Louisiana recently. Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing, headquartered in Belle Chasse, coordinated and established […]

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La Air National Guard Assists Government Support Teams to Cameron Parish

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 15, 2020

By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office CAMERON, La. – Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard were tasked to deploy their Mobile Emergency Operations Center and setup Government Support Teams in Cameron Parish following the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Approximately 40 Airmen divided into six GSTs are

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La. Guardsmen prove to be ‘the greatest of their generation’

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 11, 2020

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Over the past two weeks, the nation has remembered both the 15-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the 19-year anniversary of the horrific attacks of 9/11, all while the state of Louisiana remains in the midst of two emergency

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Louisiana Guardsmen provide clean water to Laura volunteers

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 3, 2020

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are providing and maintaining clean, potable water to support volunteers housed at the Sale Street Church, Lake Charles, Louisiana, who are assisting with cleanup

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La. Air Guard deploys debris clearance teams to SWLA

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 1, 2020

By Captain Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office LAKE CHARLES, La. – A debris clearance package from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Civil Engineering Squadron deployed to Lake Charles, Aug. 29, following the landfall of Hurricane Laura. The airmen arrived with debris removal equipment to clear the roadways of the hardest hit

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La. National Guard continues Laura response efforts

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / August 28, 2020

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – At the direction of the governor, the Louisiana National Guard has more than 6,200 Guardsmen supporting current and future operations following Hurricane Laura’s landfall, Aug. 28, to include but not limited to: logistical support and commodities distribution, road

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