Awards

La. Guardsmen honored after Southwest border deployment

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Nearly 120 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company were honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an awards ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Lafayette, Louisiana, March 13.   The 922nd, […]

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La. Guard bids farewell, awards active duty Airmen

By Warrant Officer Thea James, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) held an award ceremony to bid farewell to active duty airmen assigned to Task Force Monroe, a Louisiana COVID response team, and to recognize their efforts in assisting the citizens of Louisiana during COVID-19 recovery operations,

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Louisiana Guard museum volunteers celebrate 26 years of making history

Former Guardsmen, others donate 2,000 hours to restoring history By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard recognized 17 members of the civilian all-volunteer 122nd Bomber Squadron Restoration Unit and seven additional volunteers during an official ceremony at the Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History

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Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, awards Capt. Alex Sattler, 259th Air Traffic Control Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, the Bronze Star Medal during the 259th award ceremony at the England Air Park Terminal in Alexandria, Louisiana, April 15, 2018. Sattler was one of 16 Airmen from the LAANG honored for their deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Cindy Au)

Louisiana Airmen honored for exemplary service in Iraq

By Staff Sergeant Lerrin Trufant, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La.­­­­ – The Louisiana National Guard honored 16 Airmen from the 259th Air Traffic Control Squadron for exceptional service during their deployment to Iraq in at the England Air Park Terminal in Alexandria, April 15. During the ceremony, three Airmen were awarded the

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Staff Sgt. Nicole Bourgeois, 2016 TRADOC National Guard Instructor of the Year, 1st Battalion (Noncommissioned Officer Academy), 199th Regiment Regional Training Institute at Camp Cook in Ball, Louisiana, receives a plaque and congratulations from Gen. David Perkins, commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Davenport, TRADOC senior enlisted leader, during the 2016 TRADOC Instructor of the Year ceremony at the Fort Eustis Club in Virginia, Aug. 3, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Angel Clemons)

La. National Guard educator named top instructor nationally

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – There is an old adage about educators that has been proven wrong time and again by those who instruct and mold minds under their tutelage. Staff Sgt. Nicole Bourgeois, of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 199th Regiment Regional Training Institute,

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Jonesville native receives MacArthur Leadership Award

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Capt. Chad Ford, of Jonesville, was one of 28 officers to receive the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award during an official ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., June 15. The GDMLA recognizes company grade officers and warrant

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