Guard Minute

TAG Match 2020

Marksmen from across the state descended onto Camp Beauregard Nov. 18-21, 2020, to participate in the annual TAG Marksmanship Match. Soldiers and Airmen competed in 8 different events over three days to see who the top marksman for this year is. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

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Flyover to the Frontline Medical Workers

Louisiana National Guard F-15 fighter jets from the 159th Fighter Wing and B-52 bombers for the Air Force Reserve’s 2nd Bomb Wing fly over Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a salute to healthcare workers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, May 1, 2020. The formation flew over New Orleans and Baton Rouge area hospitals as part of a

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Operation Gratitude

Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors, who have been working the COVID-19 relief efforts, receive bags containing comfort items from Operation Gratitude, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 28, 2020. More than 1,200 bags, containing various goodies and letters, have been packed and sent to 25 sites around the state to troops who have been away from home for

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La Task Force Commander COVID-19

Louisiana National Guard Brig. Gen. Lee Hopkins, commander Joint Task Louisiana, describes what it means to be a dual status commander during the COVID-19 response, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 26, 2020. Brig. Gen. Hopkins is in command of Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors across the state that are responding in the Louisiana. (U.S. Army National Guard

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