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La. Guard’s historic Washington Artillery conducts field training

HATTIESBURG, MS – Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts field training at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Ms., April 13, 2013. (National Guard Photo by MSgt Toby M Valadie Louisiana National Guard State Public Affairs Office/Released)  

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La. Guard sponsors JROTC sports event

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from St. Tammany and Washington Parish high schools participated in an All Sports Day event sponsored by the Louisiana National Guard at Lakeshore High School in Mandeville, La., April 6. Each of the high school groups took part in team competitions such as Cabbage Ball, plus various track and

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La. National Guard sponsors JROTC All Sports Day event

By Sgt. Michael Farrar, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   NEW ORLEANS – Junior Reserve Officer Training cadets from St. Tammany and Washington Parish high schools participated in an All Sports Day event sponsored by the Louisiana National Guard at Lakeshore High School in Mandeville, La., April 6. Each of the high school groups took

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Soldier Spotlight – 1st. Lt. Melissa Cramer

In honor of the theme for National Women’s History Month 2013, “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics,” we speak with Louisiana National Guardsman 1st Lieutenant Melissa Cramer, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, about her journey to become an officer in the military

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La. Guard aviation unit receives prestigious award

By Staff Sgt. Jerry Rushing 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   NEW ORLEANS – The 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion received the Founders and Patriots of America’s 2012 Outstanding National Guard Unit Award at Jackson Barracks, April 5.   “When I read the history of the 1-244th, we became aware that not only this unit serves

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