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La. Guard opens doors to new Lake Charles Readiness Center

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard officially opened the doors to the new Lake Charles Readiness Center near the Chennault International Airport during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Oct 18.   The $29.4 million facility, which broke ground in June 2022, will […]

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Excellence showcased in third annual Army interrogation team competition

La. Guard hosts annual Army interrogation team competition By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – While athletes from around the world compete in the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, 15 human intelligence (HUMINT) collector teams gathered in Louisiana to compete in the 3rd annual Army interrogator team competition,

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La. Army Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete for honors

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 17 Soldiers from across the State competed in the 2024 Best Warrior Competition at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Apr. 8-12. BWC is an annual event that tests Soldiers and noncommissioned officers on their

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More than three decades of ‘Being Excellent Every Day’

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – What started as a simple thought on the way home from a coaching conference has become the mantra many Soldiers and Airmen in the Louisiana National Guard strive to uphold: Be Excellent Every Day. On the evening of March 9, friends,

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Louisiana welcomes new adjutant general, first combat infantry leader in 54 years

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux officially assumed command as the adjutant general of Louisiana during a formal ceremony at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Mar. 10. The ceremony marked the beginning of new leadership for the LANG and paid tribute

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Louisiana National Guard hosts Suicide Awareness 5K in New Orleans

By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – More than 500 Louisiana National Guardsmen and members of the local community participated in the LANG Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program (R3SP) Fearless 5K and Wellness Expo at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 18. “September is suicide awareness and prevention

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