National Guard’s 256th holds Best Warrior Competition

Winners to compete next at state level By Cadet Leah McPeek 256th IBCT Public Affairs Representative LAFAYETTE, La.—The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team held their Best Warrior Competition in Lafayette, March 3, where 12 Soldiers representing all the battalions from the brigade competed. Each battalion chose an enlisted Soldier and a […]

National Guard’s 256th holds Best Warrior Competition Read More »

Krewe of Chaos Mardi Gras parade, Feb. 16, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group provides the Color Guard for the. The Color Guard is the lead unit for the parade throughout the streets of New Orleans to honor the nation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office/Released Released

Krewe of Chaos Mardi Gras parade, Feb. 16, 2012 Read More »

Freedom Salute Awards ceremony

120212-A-RG802-050 BATON ROUGE, La. – , made by Louisiana National Guard youth, stands before the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion’s formation during the Freedom Salute Awards ceremony, Feb. 12, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, La. During the weekend’s Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training, approximately 325 Guardsmen and family members came together to learn and

Freedom Salute Awards ceremony Read More »

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers return home

204th Theater Airfield Operations Group completes fourth deployment By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – After serving for nearly a year in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 20 Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group returned home, Feb. 10, to ecstatic family and

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers return home Read More »

Local National Guard facility places first in nation

Moves on to next phase of competition  By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Combined Support Maintenance Shop was recently selected as a semifinalist for this year’s Army Award for Maintenance Excellence and was visited by national evaluators in Pineville, Jan. 31, for the next

Local National Guard facility places first in nation Read More »

Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, Visits Red Flag Alaska – 159th FW.

LASVEGAS – Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and Col. Roy Qualls, Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing commander, discuss flight line operations during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Jan. 30, 2012. During Red Flag, combat units from the United States

Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, Visits Red Flag Alaska – 159th FW. Read More »