Louisiana National Guard Airmen save lives By 1st Lt. Alex Juan, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Everyday heroes walk among us and are rarely recognized for their efforts. But when Louisiana Airmen save three lives in one day, ensuring a bride gets to see her dream wedding … these Citizen-Airmen deserve […]
By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard officially welcomed back the youth science program STARBASE during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Aug. 8. STARBASE is a Department of Defense funded program aimed at fifth grade students in the Orleans and St.
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Family, friends and fellow Guardsmen gathered as the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 61st Troop Command changed leadership in an official ceremony at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., Aug. 4. Lt. Col. Johnathon W. Ballard Sr., of Geismar, La., assumed
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By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed its first female general officer during a promotion ceremony at the Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans, July 27. Col. Joanne F. Sheridan, the LANG’s assistant adjutant general-Army, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and “pinned”
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, was recently promoted and officially “pinned” his new rank during a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge, July 20. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, commander-in-chief of the LANG, attended the ceremony and
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE – Army Col. Alonzo “Lonnie” Luce of Gonzales, La., took command of the Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment during a change of command ceremony at Camp Cook in Ball, La., May 5. Luce, who serves as the St. James Parish School Board superintendent, received the
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