April 2012 – Louisiana National Guard

La. National Guard’s Color Guard commemorates bicentennial

Color Guard presents colors to open joint legislative session By MSgt Toby M. Valadie Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – During a joint legislative session, the Louisiana National Guard’s Color Guard presented the colors to commemorate the bicentennial of Louisiana at the state capitol in Baton Rouge, April 30. 120430-F-VU198-007 BATON […]

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La. Guardsman honored with special awards ceremony

Around The State, Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 27, 2012

Presented with Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – In a special awards ceremony, Louisiana National Guardsman Spc. Alexas M. James received the Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge at Fort Polk’s Warrior Family Support Center Polk in Leesville, April 25. Brig. Gen.

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La. Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changes leadership

Around The State, Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 26, 2012

La. Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changes leadership By Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changed leadership in an official ceremony held at Esler Field in Pineville, La., April 21. Lt. Col. Bruce J. Scott of Athens, Ala., took command of

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LANG special disaster team completes training for certification by DoD

Disaster Response, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 25, 2012

By Sgt. Rashawn D. Price 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – After more than 198,000 hours of training, Louisiana National Guardsmen in the state’s special disaster response team completed the final evaluation exercise to be certified by the Department of Defense at the Camp Beauregard Range Complex in Pineville, April 16-20. The LANG’s

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La. Guard leader retires after three decades

Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 24, 2012

Marksville resident honored By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Friends and family celebrated Louisiana National Guardsman Col. Michael J. Borrel’s 34 years of service at a retirement ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, April 21. Borrel graduated from Marksville High School in Marksville, where he

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Louisiana Guard’s 165th CSSB changes leadership

Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 24, 2012

Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BOSSIER CITY, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, changed leadership in an official ceremony at the Bossier City armory, April 22. Lt. Col. Randy S. Green of Bossier City, La., relinquished command to incoming commander, Lt.

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