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La. Guard partners with State Police for enhanced aerial firefighting training

Around The State, Featured News, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group partnered with the Louisiana State Police on Sept. 25 to conduct aerial training on the effective use of bambi buckets for firefighting. The training, held at the Joint Emergency Services […]

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159th Fighter Wing Holds Deployment Ceremony for 214th Engineering Installation Squadron

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. — Around 20 Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 214th Engineering Installation Squadron were honored in a deployment ceremony held at Belle Chasse Academy at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Sept. 7. The 214th EIS is responsible

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La. National Guard mobilized, ready for Hurricane Francine

Around The State, Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – At the direction of the Governor, the Louisiana National Guard has more than 2,300 Guardsmen ready to support current and future operations ahead of Hurricane Francine’s landfall today, Sept. 11, to include but not limited to:

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La. Guard’s Health Promotion Programs support Belize Defence Force Wellness Exchange

Featured News, News Releases, State Partnership Program / By Amber Oglesby

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – “Nobody can take care of you better than you. You can’t pour from an empty cup; you need to think of ways to fill your cup. Keep in mind, sometimes your cup will go down before it fills up,”

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La. Guardsman achieves multiple honors at national rifle games

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. Jonathan Wood, a member of the Louisiana National Guard assigned to A Troop, 2nd Squadron,108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, recently competed in the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s National Rifle Games at Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 2. Wood,

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La. Guard’s cavalry squadron hosts annual spur ride

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Twenty-nine Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the unit’s annual spur ride at Camp Minden, Louisiana, to earn their silver spurs on Aug. 24. “The

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