News Releases – Page 37 – Louisiana National Guard

La. contracting officer wins National Guard Bureau award

Awards, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / July 6, 2022

By Warrant Officer Thea James, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s chief of contracting, Crystal L. Stiles, from Elmer, Louisiana became the first contracting officer in the state to receive the Secretary of the Army Award for Excellence in Contracting – Outstanding Contracting Officer, Installation Level, and Directorate […]

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La. National Guard holds annual military kids’ camp

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / July 2, 2022

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NORWOOD, La. –The Louisiana National Guard hosted its annual military kids’ Youth Leadership Camp and Camp Pelican Pride event at the Feliciana Retreat and Conference Center in Norwood, Louisiana, June 22 – July 1. Children and siblings of Louisiana Soldiers and Airmen

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La. National Guard ends two-year pandemic response efforts

COVID-19, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / June 30, 2022

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard ended its pandemic response operations after 27 months of operations, June 30. The LANG, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, activated Soldiers and Airmen to respond to the COVID outbreak in March 2020. The

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La. Guard conducts helicopter over-water survival training

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / June 28, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guard aircrew members participated in an eight-hour helicopter over-water survival training course at the Robert Training Center in Robert, Louisiana, June 24. This training is delivered by subject matter experts with Maersk Training. These instructors come from a military/aviation

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La. Guard’s military police company honored after deployment

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Yellow Ribbon / By Amber Oglesby / June 28, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – More than 150 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 239th Military Police Company were honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an official ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 26. “I want to thank

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La. Guard conducts simulated hurricane training exercise

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / June 24, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a hurricane scenario tabletop exercise (TTX) in preparation for the 2022 hurricane season at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 21. A TTX is a simulated emergency response where key emergency management

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