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La. Guard provides military sights, sounds and pageantry at inauguration

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / January 9, 2024

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Louisiana’s 57th governor, Gov. Jeffrey Martin Landry, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, on January 7, 2024. In attendance were Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux and […]

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La. Air National Guard hosts ribbon cutting ceremony for new Alert Facility

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / December 21, 2023

By Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Aerospace Control Alert facility located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, La., on Wednesday. The 39-million-dollar, 38,000 square

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Protecting what matters! La. Guard looks back on 2023

Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / December 15, 2023

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – In a year defined by resilience and unwavering dedication, the Louisiana National Guard reflects on its pivotal role in responding to emergencies, honoring service, and the auspicious ceremonies that marked the endeavors of deployed units. From the front lines of wildfire response

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La. National Guard Training Center Pineville hosts ribbon cutting for new readiness center

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / December 12, 2023

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. — Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, Louisiana National Guard leadership and local community leaders assembled for an official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of LANG’s new readiness center at Louisiana National

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La. National Guard’s training battalion welcomes new commander

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / December 7, 2023

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion,199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), welcomed incoming commander, Lt. Col. Kenneth D. Paul during a change of command ceremony at LANG’s Training Center Pineville in Pineville, La., Dec 2. “This is a very special milestone

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La. Guard Holds Deployment Ceremony for 159 FW

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / December 6, 2023

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – Approximately 300 Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, were honored in a deployment ceremony held at Belle Chasse High School on Dec. 3. The 159 FW is deploying in support of the U.S Indo-Pacific Theater Security Package

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