Duncan Foote – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard aviation unit holds departure ceremony at Esler Army Airfield

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / September 10, 2025

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Aviation Operations Group bid farewell to family, friends and fellow service members during a departure ceremony held at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Esler Army Airfield in Pineville, La., on Sept. 6, […]

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Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Brigade Support Battalion holds change of command ceremony

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / September 3, 2025

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, held an official change of command ceremony at the 199th BSB Armory in Alexandria, La., on August 23, 2025. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Darby A.

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Louisiana Army National Guard commissions 16 new officers

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / August 27, 2025

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Families, friends, mentors and fellow Soldiers filled the Post Theater at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., to watch as 16 officer candidates graduated from the Louisiana National Guard Officer Candidate School and were commissioned as second lieutenants on Aug.

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La. National Guard Military Police to assist in Washington, D.C.

Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / August 18, 2025

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by the president of the United States, is federalizing and activating to Washington, D.C., to support the Metropolitan Police Department, the District of Columbia National Guard and D.C. local law enforcement beginning August 16,

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La. Guard conducts urban search and rescue training

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Duncan Foote / July 30, 2025

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 61st Troop Command and the 225th Engineer Brigade held a comprehensive Urban Search and Rescue training exercise at the state-of-the-art Roco Training Center in Baton Rouge, La. July 17-20. This four-day training is a vital part of

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La. Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Command welcomes new commander and senior enlisted leader

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / July 29, 2025

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion held an official change of command ceremony at the Dabadie Gym Complex on Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., on July 17, 2025. During the ceremony, Col. Joseph M. Barnett, incoming commander,

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