By Spc. Cody Wolfgang Kellum, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated with 48 federal, state and local partners from around the state in an annual disaster response exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action […]
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By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, Louisiana Air National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Col. Matt Rippen assumed command of the 159th Fighter Wing from Col. Shawn Coco in a formal ceremony held at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, March 9. Rippen started his Air Force career at the United States
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By Staff Sergeant Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – Lt. Col. Brian J. Marbach assumed command of the 159th Maintenance Group from Col. Matthew G. Rippen in a formal ceremony held at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Feb. 9. Marbach served as the B-Flight Chief of Standardization
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By Senior Airman Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – Lt. Col. Timothy Vignes assumed command of the 159th Medical Group from Lt. Col. Joseph Danford in a formal ceremony held at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Feb 9. Vignes served as commander of the 159th Logistics
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By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Brig. Gen. Charles W. Chappuis was honored in a retirement ceremony at Magnolia Terrace after 20 years of service with the Louisiana Air National Guard at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Jan. 12. Chappuis commissioned as a flight
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By Senior Master Sgt. Dan Farrell, 159th Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 100 deploying Airman from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing, based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, were honored before friends and family members during a ceremony, Dec. 19. Louisiana Governor John
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