October 2016

La. National Guard: no ignition scheduled for today

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office  PINEVILLE, La. – Reports that the first of three ignitions to destroy the Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) stored in three magazines located at the Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden in Minden, are inaccurate. There is no activity planned to destroy the CBI today, Oct. 17. Plans and a timeline

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Explosives experts: CBI must be destroyed ‘in-place’

1st Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office MINDEN, La. – A public town hall meeting was held at Camp Minden in Minden, to provide an update on the disposal process of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI), Oct. 13. The Environmental Protection Agency, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Louisiana Military Department and Louisiana State

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La. Guard aircraft, crew depart for Hurricane Matthew duty

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard deployed eight helicopters for Hurricane Matthew response operations in Florida and South Carolina, Oct. 8. A total of eight aircraft – two UH-60 Blackhawks and two UH-72 Lakotas departed from Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond and AASF #2 at Esler

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