Peter Drasutis – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard rehearses emergency plans ahead of 2025 hurricane season

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / May 28, 2025

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard conducted its annual Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, May 21, 2025, bringing together key personnel across multiple commands to refine emergency response plans ahead of the 2025 hurricane […]

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La. Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade welcomes new commander

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / May 22, 2025

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – In a formal change of command ceremony steeped in military tradition, the Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade transferred leadership from Col. Scott Slaven to Lt. Col. William W. Saint at Esler Field, May 18. Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux,

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La. Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness enhance hurricane readiness during 2025 ‘Cajun Jumanji’ statewide exercise amid agency integration

Around The State, Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / April 23, 2025

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness along with multiple state and local agencies, participated in the 2025 statewide disaster response exercise, Cajun Jumanji, held April 8–10 in Baton Rouge.

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La. Guard commissions four new officers

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / April 16, 2025

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission four new officers from the Officer Candidate School at LANG Training Center Pineville, April 12, 2025. “First things first, congratulations on achieving this significant

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La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ holds deployment ceremony ahead of overseas mission

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Yellow Ribbon / By Peter Drasutis / April 16, 2025

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Approximately 700 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the “Tiger Brigade,” were honored during a deployment ceremony held at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette, April 13. The Guardsmen are deploying in support of Operation Joint

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La. Guard units expand communication capabilities

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / March 25, 2025

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the 225th Engineer Brigade, 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Detachment 38, Operational Support Airlift were tasked with receiving new radio equipment and training on behalf of their units at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center

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