Louisiana Air National Guard

La. Guard promotes two officers to brigadier general

By Sgt Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard promoted two officers to the rank of brigadier general during two ceremonies at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, May 6. The Louisiana Air National Guard’s Pete Schneider of Metairie, and Louisiana Army National Guard’s Lee Hopkins of St. […]

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La. Guard hosts Vigilant Guard 2016

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted Vigilant Guard 2016, a federally funded exercise to prepare for all-hazards response and emergency operations, April 11-16. The exercise scenario tested the LANG’s response to a simulated Category 3 hurricane that made landfall on the Louisiana coast. “Vigilant Guard 2016

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La. Guard’s cyber defense gets tested

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s cyber protection teams, in partnership with state and federal government officials, came together at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, to participate in a Vigilant Guard exercise to rehearse and demonstrate the capabilities of

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La. National Guard cyber team trains to defend the Web

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BATON ROUGE, La. – More than 40 Louisiana National Guardsmen with the Cyber Defense Incident Response Team (CDIRT) took part in a two-day training event at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, Nov. 14-15. The team was created to respond to

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159th Maintenance Group, Squadron welcome new commanders

By Airman 1st Class Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Lt. Col. Daniel W. Harlow assumed command of the 159th Maintenance Group after relinquishing command of the 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to Lt. Col. Jonathan D. Mumme during ceremonies at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Oct.

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La. Guard jumps in national rankings for strength, retention mission

By 1st Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard ended the fiscal year with an impressive jump into the number four spot among all other states’ National Guards in overall strength of its force. The Army Guard also claimed the number one ranking in retention mission

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