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La. Air Guard provides essential support to Ida Impacted Areas

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By 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard provided assistance Wednesday to the devastated communities of Lafourche Parish following the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Points of Distribution (POD) sites were established in Raceland and Thibodaux and manned by 159th Fighter Wing Airmen. PODs allow commodities such as […]

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Camp Minden plays big role in training, emergency responses

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By Staff Sgt. Thea James, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office SHREVEPORT, La. – Camp Minden is a Louisiana National Guard training site located approximately 18 miles east of Shreveport, Louisiana, that plays a major role in the state mission to provide support to Louisiana residents in the event of a state or local emergency.

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Children and siblings of Louisiana soldiers and airmen spend four days attending the fun, military-style summer camp, Camp Pelican Pride, at the Feliciana Retreat and Conference Center in Norwood, La., going through different tracks, such as marching, rock wall climbing, fishing and paddling, and resilience and disaster preparedness training, July 27, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

La. National Guard holds annual military kids’ camp

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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs NORWOOD, La. –The Louisiana National Guard hosted two iterations of the annual military kids’ Camp Pelican Pride event at the Feliciana Retreat and Conference Center in Norwood, La., July 26 – Aug. 5. Children and siblings of Louisiana soldiers and airmen spent four

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Louisiana National Guard recruits with Company A, Recruit Sustainment Program rappel from a tower at Camp Minden in Minden, La., July 10, 2021. The training was part of their high impact training, which is designed to prepare them for life in the Guard once they get to their units. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Cadet Anna M. Churco)

La. National Guard recruits conduct high impact training

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By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Recruits with Company A, Recruit Sustainment Program conducted a series of high impact training events at Camp Minden in Minden, La., July 10. The training included descending a rappel tower, familiarization with a Black Hawk helicopter, smoke signals, the new army combat

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La. Guard resumes annual aerial tree drop to fight erosion, help wildlife

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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st 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, May 26. During the operation, LANG aviators hooked up and

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La. Guard airmen receive first-hand look at Special Warfare Ops

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By Staff Sgt. Ryan J. Sonnier, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron and the 122nd Fighter Squadron held a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) recruiting event, April 10, at Camp Claiborne’s air-to-ground range near Alexandria, Louisiana. This event allows potential military and civilian

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