Louisiana Army National Guard

LANG welcomes Belize military for training rotation

By: Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La.– The Louisiana Army National Guard welcomed service members from the country of Belize to participate in a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, May 24 – June 14.   “The 143 service members from […]

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La. Guard delivers water during severe weather response

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard conducted response operations following severe weather that caused widespread power outages and water advisories across Northwest Louisiana over the past week; more than 200,000 citizens were affected by the outages. As with any response, the LANG was prepared to provide support

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La. National Guard holds honors family volunteers, groups

By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Service Member and Family Programs hosted their annual state family workshop and awards ceremony for the Soldier and Family Readiness Group volunteers in Baton Rouge, June 4. The weekend’s events included training, planning and recognition of key

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La. Guard installations become part of the Purple Heart Trail

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – On June 1, 2023, the Louisiana National Guard, in conjunction with the Governor’s office and the Louisiana Military Order of the Purple Heart, held an official ceremony to unveil signs designating seven LANG installations as Purple Heart Installations. “This speaks highly of

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La. Guard awards support program personnel

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana National Guard hosted an awards ceremony for the Soldiers and civilian personnel from the many branches of the Service Member and Family Programs at Jackson Barracks, May 24, to acknowledge the commitment and support they provide to LANG Soldiers

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La. National Guard members trailblaze in medical community

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. –Col. Katrina Lloyd, an Alexandria, Louisiana native, and Sgt. 1st Class Howard Bushey, a Prairieville, Louisiana native, were inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit. Founded by the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Health Services Command in April 1982, the O2M3

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