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La. National Guard Patriot Scholarship goes into effect

By Staff Sgt. David Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – House Bill 485, sponsored by Rep. Ken Brass, which created the Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship Program, was signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on June 9 and went into effect on August 1. The Louisiana National Guard […]

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La. Guardsmen earn top three awards during Basic Leader Course

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Camp Cook is home to the 1st Battalion Noncommissioned Officer Academy (BN NCOA), 199th Regiment (RTI-LA), and hosts a Multi-Component Cadre Basic Leader Course (MCC-BLC). This provides institutional training directed within the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System. BLC is the first course

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La. Guard Soldiers build relationships with exchange program

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – During annual training each year, select Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard conduct an exchange with partnering countries for a chance to train and experience the culture of the host nation’s military. The Military Reserve Exchange Program is a Department of

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La. Guard command group and distinguished guest conduct tour of community project sites

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Ockman, the command senior enlisted leader of the Louisiana National Guard, along with members of the Louisiana National Guard command staff and honored guest Paul

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La. National Guard strengthens bonds through community outreach

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard continues to establish and reinforce a commonality of civil priorities between its service members and citizens through Community Relations Program events across the state. These events help bring visibility upon the citizen Soldiers and Airmen who, by

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LANG partners with college student in Governor’s Fellow Program

By: Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La.– The Louisiana Army National Guard along with the Louisiana Governor’s Office, have partnered together to support Prairieville, Louisiana, native Harun Vemulapalli in the Governor’s Fellow Program. The program runs from the first week of June until the first week of

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