May 2018

Local high school student aims high to become fighter pilot

By Airman 1st Class Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – Its not every day that civilians get to sit in the seat of an F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet. But for high school student and aspiring fighter pilot, Dakota Fabre, he got to do just that at the Louisiana Air […]

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Louisiana Guard sends aviation support to Texas-Mexico border

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Following a request from the state of Texas and with the approval of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard sent an aviation team to provide air support to the U.S. Border Patrol, May 23. The LANG sent one LUH-72

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Louisiana Guard identifies waste reducing strategies to increase readiness

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Over the last nine months, the Louisiana National Guard and the National Guard Bureau have worked together to implement the Lean Six Sigma program to reduce waste and increase readiness across the entire National Guard. LSS is a scientific method used

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Louisiana Air Guard conducts close air support training

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, 159th Fighter Wing, conducted close air support training and Joint Tactical Air Control evaluations at the Claiborne Bombing and Gunnery Range near Alexandria, April 19. JTAC operators are a part of the

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