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Louisiana National Guard senior leaders talk disaster response

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guard (LANG) senior leaders held a conference to discuss lessons learned from past disaster responses at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, April 10. The purpose of the conference was to serve as an opportunity for past and current senior […]

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La. Guard participates in annual Disaster Response Exercise

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held their annual statewide Disaster Response Exercise (DRX) April 6-9. The LANG partnered with state and local agencies to test and strengthen a combined response between the groups in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The commander

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La. Guard uses prescribed burns to protect environment

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard (LAARNG) Environmental Program conducted their first test burn at Camp Minden in an effort to incorporate the Wildland Fire Program (WFP), Jan. 12. The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) is well known for their efforts in recovery

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La. Guard adds K-9 casualty care to medic sustainment training

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s combat medic sustainment program recently conducted a 10-day course for combat medics at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Jan. 20-30. A total of 14 medics participated in the course to renew their National Registry of Emergency Medical

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State-of-the-art cyber training facility opens in Baton Rouge

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Stephenson Technologies Corporation (STC) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Joint Cyber Range and Training Center on the Water Campus in Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 1, 2022. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the current and

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La. Guardsman talks about COVID fight through Omicron

By Maj. Patrick O’Brien Boling, Louisiana National Guard Task Force COVID CARVILLE, La. – At the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard (LANG), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), continued to

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