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La. Army Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete for honors

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 17 Soldiers from across the State competed in the 2024 Best Warrior Competition at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Apr. 8-12. BWC is an annual event that tests Soldiers and noncommissioned officers on their […]

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La. National Guard Engineers prepare for deployment

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – More than 40 Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1021st Engineer Vertical Construction Company are conducting a two-week pre-mobilization training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville. This training, which focuses on sharpening skillsets and basic warrior skills common to

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La. Guard achieves recruiting blitz in March

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Command achieved 130 enlistments in March, including 124 through the Military Processing Station, four inter-service recruitments, and two interstate transfers. “During the Future Battle Blitz in March, we asked each representative who attends the Recruit

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256th IBCT’s culinary specialists receive field equipment training

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Twelve culinary specialists from the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team attended a specialized two-week training course that focused on their field feeding equipment at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, March 25 – April 5. The specialized

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Louisiana National Guard hosts annual All-Hazards Workshop

By Maj. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its 17th annual All-Hazards Coordination Workshop at the Higgins Hotel New Orleans, March 26-28. The purpose of the workshop is to allow states to assess their worst-case emergencies, get potential supporting states plan to respond

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La. Guard aviators restore marshland during annual Christmas Tree Drop

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, March 20. The

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