Louisiana Air National Guard

La. Guard promotes New Orleans resident to general officer

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Army National Guardsman Thomas C. Friloux was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, Sept. 11. Brig. Gen. Friloux currently serves as the Louisiana National Guard’s […]

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

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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La. Air Guard deploys debris clearance teams to SWLA

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

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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La. National Guard mobilized, ready for Hurricane Laura

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 3,000 Guardsmen ready to support current and future operations ahead of Hurricane Laura’s landfall tonight, Aug. 26, to include but not limited to: high-water vehicle

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Louisiana National Guard welcomes new military judge

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Lt. Col. Steven B. Sumbler was officially robed as the Louisiana National Guard’s military judge during an investiture ceremony at the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate Courtroom in New Orleans, Aug. 15, 2020. Sumbler, a resident of Oakdale, La., is

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