Louisiana Army National Guard

La. Guard commissions four new officers

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission four new officers from the Officer Candidate School at LANG Training Center Pineville, April 12, 2025.     “First things first, congratulations on achieving this significant […]

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La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ holds deployment ceremony ahead of overseas mission

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Approximately 700 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the “Tiger Brigade,” were honored during a deployment ceremony held at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette, April 13. The Guardsmen are deploying in support of Operation Joint

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La. Guard engineers train on new all-terrain cranes

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 927th Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion received a new Family of All-Terrain Cranes (FOTAC) Type I and completed Scheduled Maintenance New Equipment Training at LANG Training Center Pineville, March 19-20. The FOTAC Type I is a

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La. Guard aviators contribute to coastal marshes with annual Christmas Tree Drop

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – Aviators with the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, in cooperation with local environmental organizations, conducted the annual Christmas tree drop March 26 at Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, the second-largest urban wildlife refuge in the United States. The event,

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La. Guard units expand communication capabilities 

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the 225th Engineer Brigade, 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Detachment 38, Operational Support Airlift were tasked with receiving new radio equipment and training on behalf of their units at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center

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La. Guard holds annual marksmanship competition

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen gathered at LANG Training Center Pineville for the annual Adjutant General’s Match, March 10-14. Fifty-six Soldiers and Airmen competed in six individual and two team matches, testing their rifle and pistol skills. The top 20% earned

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