By Spc. Danny Hough, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Department of the Air Force selected the 159th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to receive 18 new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. The new jets are slated to replace aging F-15C and F-15D jets that […]
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard will redesignate Camp Beauregard, its main training installation, as the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville later this year, April 17. In March 2023, the LANG stated that six names were provided to the adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, for his
By 1st Lt. Jamie M. Green, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion (RRB) hosted the National Guard Bureau’s annual Director’s Strength Maintenance Awards Conference (DSMAC) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, Mar. 23. “LANG’s selection to host the DSMAC allowed us
By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard held its first Chief Induction Ceremony since 2019 at the Marriott New Orleans Metairie Hotel, on March 11, 2023, to recognize the achievements of 10 chief selectees as they were inducted to the highest enlisted rank
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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade began demolishing the old American Legion Gautreau-Williams Post 81 building in Gonzales on March 1. This project was an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project and was
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By Capt. Peter A. Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted representatives from multiple Haitian national response organizations for a Search and Rescue Operations Planning Exchange at various National Guard installations across southern Louisiana, March 20-24. The Haitian delegation in attendance included officials from the General Directorate
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