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La. Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changes leadership

Around The State, Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 26, 2012

La. Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changes leadership By Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changed leadership in an official ceremony held at Esler Field in Pineville, La., April 21. Lt. Col. Bruce J. Scott of Athens, Ala., took command of […]

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LANG special disaster team completes training for certification by DoD

Disaster Response, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 25, 2012

By Sgt. Rashawn D. Price 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – After more than 198,000 hours of training, Louisiana National Guardsmen in the state’s special disaster response team completed the final evaluation exercise to be certified by the Department of Defense at the Camp Beauregard Range Complex in Pineville, April 16-20. The LANG’s

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La. Guardsman’s son named to All DoD Team

Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 19, 2012

Local student honored with select football award By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Local high school senior Graham Kelly, a football player at Cenla Christian Academy in Pineville, was named to the Military.com All Department of Defense team, April 18. Kelly is the son of Louisiana

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La. Guard’s Washington Artillery salutes naval fleet

Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 18, 2012

By Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s A Battery, 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion, recognized incoming ships representing the U.S. and other nations with 21-gun salutes to launch the combined Navy and Fleet Week in New Orleans, April 17. The week commemorates the bicentennial

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La. National Guard Soldiers welcomed home from overseas

Ceremony, News Releases, Yellow Ribbon / By Louisiana National Guard / April 17, 2012

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed home members of the 926th Engineer Company from a 365-day deployment to Afghanistan at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Baton Rouge, La., April 14. Governor Jindal said, “It is truly an honor to welcome back home these brave men and women. We will be forever

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1-244th Helicopter Assault Battalion’s Change of Command Ceremony

Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 10, 2012

HAMMOND, La. – During the 1-244th Helicopter Assault Battalion’s Change of Command Ceremony, Lt. Col. Jonathon Ballard Sr. relinquishes command to Lt. Col. John Bonnette as the unit looks on in Hammond, La., April 1, 2012. Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis also presented Ballard with the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of his exemplary service

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