Louisiana Air National Guard

Making the most of second chances

  Louisiana Guardsmen support community, fundraise for cancer cure By 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE – Members of the Louisiana National Guard spent the day raising money and awareness for cancer research, honoring those who have lost their lives and advocating for fellow Guardsmen during the 16th annual Susan G. Komen Baton […]

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Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, Visits Red Flag Alaska – 159th FW.

LASVEGAS – Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and Col. Roy Qualls, Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing commander, discuss flight line operations during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Jan. 30, 2012. During Red Flag, combat units from the United States

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La. National Guard Airmen return home before holidays

By Tech. Sgt. Sienna M. Schehr 159th FW Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 214th Engineering Installation Squadron returned home just in time for the holidays to the Louis Armstrong International Airport, Nov. 17. The 20 Airmen received a warm welcoming from family, friends and other passengers after a

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La. Guard’s helicopters receive high-tech upgrades

By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. –The Louisiana National Guard recently upgraded two UH-72 Lakota helicopters with the Security and Support Mission Equipment Package designed to better support law enforcement and assist during state responses. Louisiana is one of the first four states to receive this package. “These capabilities

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La. National Guard Airmen return home

NEW ORLEANS – Family and friends welcomed home 13 members of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 214th Engineering Installation Squadron from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, Oct. 25. “It’s great to be back,” said Master Sgt. Joe Cagnolatti, cable installer from Lafayette. “It was a good deployment

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La. Guard gives foreign ambassadors tour over Gulf south

By Tech. Sgt. Sienna M. Schehr 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing hosted 40 foreign ambassadors, their spouses, and State Department staff members at the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans for a day of briefings and aerial tour of the

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