Louisiana National Guard

First La. Guardsmen awarded new instructor badge

By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment presented 14 instructors with the Basic Army Instructor Badge during a ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Nov. 19. The badge was created in 2013 as part of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System Instructor […]

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La. National Guard cyber team trains to defend the Web

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BATON ROUGE, La. – More than 40 Louisiana National Guardsmen with the Cyber Defense Incident Response Team (CDIRT) took part in a two-day training event at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, Nov. 14-15. The team was created to respond to

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La. Guard’s military police go ‘in the box’ at JRTC

Task Force Panther plays opposition force against 82nd Airborne By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – More than 150 military policemen from the Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion conducted a rotation ‘in the box’ at Fort Polk’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Oct. 28 – Nov. 15. The

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La. National Guard cavalry squadron holds annual Spur Ride

By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office MINDEN, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment awarded silver spurs to 20 Soldiers during its annual Spur Ride at Camp Minden, Oct. 17. The Spur Ride is a combination of a training exercise and history lesson for the Soldiers, to

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La. Guardsman named All-Army Boxing champion

Houma native wins gold in 141-pound light welterweight class By Spcs. Joshua Barnett and Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guard Spc. Trey “The Truth” Alexander, of Houma, won the 141-pound light welterweight class at the All-Army Boxing Championships at Fort Huachuca, Arizona in September. Alexander’s win earned him a

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La. Guard helps host second annual hunt for heroes

By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard teamed up with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Hunters Enriching Lives of People (HELP) and the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) to host the second annual deer hunt weekend for disabled veterans at the Camp

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