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La. Army National Guard’s top recruiters recognized

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

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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La. Guard’s New Orleans museum highlights Louisiana’s role in the Revolutionary War

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence in 2026, the Louisiana National Guard’s Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans (The Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum) offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the state’s

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La. Guard performs upgrades on advanced radar systems

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana National Guard’s 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion recently completed critical upgrades to its two AN/TPQ-53 radar systems at the Unit Training Equipment Site at Camp Villere in Slidell, Louisiana. The radar systems, mounted on 5-ton tactical trucks, underwent hardware modifications and

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La. Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion holds change of command and responsibility ceremony

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs OfficeNEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion held a change of command and responsibility ceremony at its armory in Bogalusa, Louisiana, Jan. 26. The event recognized the transition of leadership from Lt. Col. Demetrius Treadway to Lt. Col. Heather Englehart and

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La. Guard museums encourage public visits with improved accessibility

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office  PINEVILLE, La. — The Louisiana National Guard’s museums, including the Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History & Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, are open to the public and actively encouraging visitors to explore the rich history of Louisiana Citizen Soldiers who “Protect

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