News Releases – Page 15 – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard aviators restore marshland during annual Christmas Tree Drop

Around The State, Community Involvement, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / March 22, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, March 20. The […]

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La. Guard’s Regional Support Group conducts premobilization training

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / March 20, 2024

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Approximately 85 Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 139th Regional Support Group, conducted a two-week pre-mobilization annual training at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, March 2-16, 2024. This AT gave the HHC the opportunity to increase their

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La. Guard Soldiers head to Texas border

Around The State, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Texas border / By Peter Drasutis / March 15, 2024

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Following a request from the State of Texas and with the approval of the Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, mobilized 50 Soldiers to the Texas border in support

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More than three decades of ‘Being Excellent Every Day’

Ceremony, Command, Events, Featured News, News Releases, Retirement / By Peter Drasutis / March 14, 2024

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – What started as a simple thought on the way home from a coaching conference has become the mantra many Soldiers and Airmen in the Louisiana National Guard strive to uphold: Be Excellent Every Day. On the evening of March 9, friends,

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Louisiana welcomes new adjutant general, first combat infantry leader in 54 years

Ceremony, Command, Events, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / March 12, 2024

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux officially assumed command as the adjutant general of Louisiana during a formal ceremony at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Mar. 10. The ceremony marked the beginning of new leadership for the LANG and paid tribute

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Governor signs bill for Operation Lone Star funding

Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / March 7, 2024

By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – House Bill 19 was signed into law by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on March 7, 2024 after approval by the State Legislature last week during the Special Session. Among additional items for other departments, the bill funds the mobilization of the

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