Louisiana Air National Guard

159 FW Holds Retirement Ceremony for Brig. Gen. Schneider

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard held a retirement ceremony for Brig. Gen. Peter R. Schneider, the assistant adjutant general of the LA ANG, who officially retired in 2020 after 36 years of military service, at the 159th Fighter Wing on Naval […]

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La. Guard strength and retention among the best nationally across Army and Air

By: Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La.– The Louisiana National Guard ended the fiscal year fifth in the nation on the National Guard Bureau’s Health Strength Index Report out of 54 states and territories. “As an organization our focus is readiness, deploy and redeploy, all hazard response

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La. National Guard strengthens bonds through community outreach

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard continues to establish and reinforce a commonality of civil priorities between its service members and citizens through Community Relations Program events across the state. These events help bring visibility upon the citizen Soldiers and Airmen who, by

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159th Fighter Wing holds change of command ceremony

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Col. Jonathan D. Mumme relinquished command of the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) to Col. David M. Anderson in an official ceremony held at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, June 30. Anderson started his Air Force career in 2001

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La. Guard kickstarts summer with annual military kids’ camp

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its annual military kids’ Youth Leadership Camp and Camp Pelican Pride at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center – Pineville, June 14 – 23. Children and siblings of Louisiana Soldiers and Airmen spent four days attending the

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La. Air National Guard opens new recruiting storefront

By Spc. Quinlan M. Creech, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its new recruiting storefront in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 10. This new LAANG recruiting location is anticipated to draw highly qualified applicants from the Baton Rouge metropolitan area

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