Peter Drasutis

La. Guard combat medics complete sustainment training

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   PINEVILLE, La. – Approximately 70 combat medic specialists, also known as 68Ws (military occupational specialty) from the Louisiana National Guard completed 68W sustainment training at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., Jan. 22-31, 2026.   The course brought together LANG medics, U.S.

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Louisiana National Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete for state title

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   PINEVILLE, La. — Thirteen of the Louisiana National Guard’s top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers competed in the 2026 State Best Warrior Competition at Camp Beauregard, Jan. 12–15.   The annual competition tests Soldiers’ physical endurance, technical proficiency and mental resilience through

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La. Guard supports law enforcement during New Year’s and Sugar Bowl

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana National Guard Soldiers assisted local and state law enforcement with security operations in the New Orleans French Quarter during New Year’s Eve celebrations and the 92nd annual Sugar Bowl, Dec. 29, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2026.   This New

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La. Guard’s Youth Challenge Program closes out year with a 130-cadet graduating class

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     PINEVILLE – One hundred thirty cadets graduated from the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program Class 2025-1 during a ceremony at the Randolph Riverfront Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, Dec. 13, 2025.   Family, friends and service members gathered to recognize

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La. Guard’s A Battery, 1-141st Field Artillery, holds departure ceremony ahead of deployment

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, held a departure ceremony at the 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion Armory on Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Dec. 14, 2025, to bid farewell to

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