By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program concluded its most recent 10-day Challenge Program Instructor’s Course at the Gillis Long Center in Carville, Sept. 28. The class graduated with eight guest cadre from the Belize Defence Force who came to learn how […]
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard is set to begin sending more than 300 Soldiers and Airmen to Puerto Rico to help response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria starting early Saturday morning, Sept. 30. The Guardsmen are scheduled to depart on several flights over the next
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By Spc. Cody Kellum, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its second annual Fearless 5K & Health Expo at Fort Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site in Pineville, Sept. 9, 2017. The community running event was established to highlight the importance of suicide awareness, as well as to
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By Airman 1st Class Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office VIDOR, Texas – The Louisiana Air National Guard provided coordination and communication support for military units, law enforcement, volunteer search and rescue teams and other first responders during the flood evacuation efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Vidor, Texas, Sept
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By Capt. Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office SULPHUR, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, headquartered in Pineville, mobilized two Joint Tactical Air Controller teams to Southland Field in Sulphur to assist with air search and rescue missions in response to Hurricane Harvey, Aug 30. They act
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, at the direction of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, continues to assist local and federal agencies in response to flooding in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana caused by Hurricane Harvey. The
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