Louisiana Army National Guard

Special disaster team completes training, certified by DoD

By Sgt. David C. Kirtland 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment                    NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen in the state’s special disaster-response team concluded a week of training with a final evaluation exercise in order to be certified by the Department of Defense, January 12-16, at the Camp Beauregard Range Complex in Pineville, Louisiana. The Guardsmen […]

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Louisiana Army National Guard promotes new colonel

By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – Surrounded by friends, family and colleagues, the Louisiana National Guard promoted Michael Kazmierzak, of Covington, Louisiana, to the rank of colonel at the Louisiana National Guard’s Military History and Weapons Museum, located on Historic Jackson Barracks in New Orleans,

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La. Guard officially opens ‘unique’ unmanned aircraft facility

By 1st Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard held a ceremony to celebrate the opening for the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Facility (TUASOF) at Fort Polk in Leesville, Louisiana, Jan. 13. The unit’s primary mission is to support the Joint Readiness Training Center and

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Louisiana, New York Guardsmen honor fallen 10 years later

By Spc. Megan V. Zander, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The red, white, and blue flag stands tall in a room filled with current and former National Guardsmen and family members. Posted under the words “Never Forget,” the photos of eight Louisiana Soldiers hang proudly – Sgt. 1st Class Kurt Comeaux, Staff

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Defending the Bayou

What better way to celebrate the Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial than viewing original artifacts from the Battle itself? A temporary exhibit entitled “Defending the Bayou, Louisiana Citizen-Soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans” will be on display at the Louisiana National Guard Museums’, Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum, located on

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La. National Guard welcomes new senior enlisted leader

Outgoing state command sergeant major to retire after 41 years By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Stiefvater as its new senior enlisted leader during an official change of responsibility ceremony at Esler Field in Pineville, La., Dec.

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