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La. Guard aviators contribute to coastal marshes with annual Christmas Tree Drop

Community Involvement, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Duncan Foote / March 27, 2025

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – Aviators with the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, in cooperation with local environmental organizations, conducted the annual Christmas tree drop March 26 at Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, the second-largest urban wildlife refuge in the United States. The event, […]

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La. Guard holds annual marksmanship competition

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / March 20, 2025

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen gathered at LANG Training Center Pineville for the annual Adjutant General’s Match, March 10-14. Fifty-six Soldiers and Airmen competed in six individual and two team matches, testing their rifle and pistol skills. The top 20% earned

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La. Guard medical units receive new equipment to enhance readiness

Featured News / By Duncan Foote / March 11, 2025

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public AffairsPINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s State Medical Command, 756th Medical Company Area Support (139th Regional Support Group), 199th Brigade Support Battalion (256 Infantry Brigade Combat Team), and 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group received new medical equipment at LANG Training Center Pineville on Feb. 19.The fielding

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La. Guard supports Mardi Gras security operations in New Orleans

Featured News / By Duncan Foote / March 7, 2025

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard supported security operations during Mardi Gras in New Orleans from Feb. 26 to March 6, 2025, at the direction of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. More than 300 LANG Soldiers and Airmen from across the state worked alongside local,

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La. Army National Guard’s top recruiters recognized

Featured News / By Duncan Foote / February 28, 2025

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion held its annual awards ceremony to recognize the state’s top recruiters at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, Louisiana, Feb. 21. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Michael Greer, the assistant adjutant general

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La. Guard strengthens disaster response skills in structural collapse training

Featured News / By Duncan Foote / February 25, 2025

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS. – Spc. Amy Brignac, a member of the Louisiana National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package with the 239th Military Police Company, 61st Troop Command, participated in a five-day Technician-Level Structural Collapse Training Course in St. Francisville,

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