La. National Guard responds to Hurricane Irene

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Under the authority of Gov. Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana National Guard has forward deployed eight Guardsmen and two UH-60 Blackhawks with hoist capability as part of a National Guard force package, prepared to respond to Hurricane Irene. Staged in South Carolina, the LANG Guardsmen are prepared […]

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La. Guardsmen depart for year-long deployment

La. Guardsmen depart for year-long deployment By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office WEST MONROE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1022nd Vertical Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, flew out of the Monroe Regional Airport for the first leg of their journey to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Aug. 18.

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La. Guard-led mission strengthens partnership with Haiti

By Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker, Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs, Louisiana Army National Guard NEW ORLEANS – “They are just like you and me, willing to do what it takes to make the world a better place.” This is how Louisiana Army National Guardsman Col. Kenneth Donnelly described the character of the Soldiers,

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La. Guard first to fly new helicopter in overseas mission

By Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involving the Army’s newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopters during Task Force Bon Voizen – New Horizons Haiti 2011 from April through June. The new aircraft performed medical evacuations,

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Newest emergency response capability comes to Louisiana

Enhanced response force package one of 17 nationwide Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana has a new National Guard resource for immediate emergency mass casualty response that will significantly increase disaster reaction for local, state and federal agencies. The Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) – Enhanced Response Force Package

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