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La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade Hosts 20-Year Reunion of Historic Iraq Deployment 

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By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, held a two-day reunion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its historic redeployment from Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III at Jackson Barracks on November […]

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LANG aviators hold departure ceremony at Esler Army Airfield in Pineville

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By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office    PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 114th Aviation Regiment, 204th Theater Aviation Operations Group, bid farewell to family, friends, and fellow service members during a departure ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at

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La. Guard Breaks Ground on Lafayette Readiness Center

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By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Lafayette Readiness Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, on October 8, 2025.   The 83,943-square-foot facility is designed to meet the evolving needs of the modern Soldier while providing long-term sustainability and efficiency.

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La. Guard acknowledges pending mobilization in support of law enforcement

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By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – Per the Louisiana adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, the mission to provide up to 1,000 Guardsmen in support of law enforcement in Louisiana is pending approval of federal Title 32 USC 502(f) funding. As the LANG prepares for

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La. National Guard mobilizes to support ICE 

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By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard federally mobilized select Soldiers and Airmen to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement at several locations in Louisiana beginning August 25, 2025.   LANG Soldiers and Airmen are in a Title 32 status meaning that they remain under

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La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade Marks 20th Anniversary of Redeployment and Hurricane Response 

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NEW ORLEANS – This fall, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, commemorates the 20th anniversary of its redeployment from Iraq in September 2005, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.   After 18 months of federal mobilization, including combat training and deployment to Iraq,

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