Media Advisory – Louisiana National Guard

La. National Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ throughout a challenging year

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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard confronted a demanding 2021 with a plethora of challenges and missions both at home and abroad. Over the course of the year, soldiers and airmen deployed overseas and to other states, responded to multiple emergencies including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and […]

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La. National Guardsmen in crash identified, remembered

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NEW ORLEANS – Four Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment who died in a training accident, March 10, have been identified. Chief Warrant Officer 4 George Wayne Griffin Jr, 37; Chief Warrant Officer 4 George David Strother, 44; Staff Sgt. Lance Bergeron, 40; and Staff Sgt. Thomas Florich, 26;

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La. National Guard to hold press conference and live stream

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Update on helicopter accident in Florida NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard will hold a press conference to update the public through the media on the helicopter accident that occurred March 10 in the Santa Rosa Sound, in Florida, at the Jackson Barracks Museum on Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. Maj. Gen. Glenn

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Louisiana National Guard helicopter accident

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NEW ORLEANS – Two UH-60 BlackHawk aircraft assigned to the Hammond, Louisiana Army National Guard were participating in a training exercise over night. One aircraft with four aircrew and seven Marines assigned to Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, was involved in an accident near Eglin range site A-17, east of the Navarre Bridge in Florida.

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La. National Guard ready to respond as Karen approaches

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NEW ORLEANS – Declaring a state of emergency, Governor Bobby Jindal has authorized the mobilization of 650 Guardsmen to state active duty to respond to Tropical Storm Karen as needed. Additionally, Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the LANG, has directed the recall of up to 520 Louisiana National Guard technicians from

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National Guard to participate in disaster response exercises (Media Advisory)

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State, local, federal agencies conduct joint training in two parish locations BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard in partnership with state, local and federal agencies will be participating in the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness’ training exercise to test disaster response, March 23. As the 2013 hurricane season approaches,

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