Awards

La. National Guard flight crew recognized for saving life

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment were awarded the Airbus Lakota Award of Valor in Hammond, Feb. 12. On Aug. 13, 2016, during historic flooding, pilots Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dino Parmentier and Chief Warrant […]

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87th annual NGALA speeches and photos

LANG family and friends, the speeches by Governor John Bel Edwards and Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis from the 87th annual NGALA are now available on our YouTube channel! They are very motivating and informative speeches and are definitely worth a watch! Also, during MG Curtis’s speech we play our Year In Review video showcasing many of the different

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La. Guard’s adjutant general receives Leadership Award from National Guard Youth Foundation

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The National Guard Youth Foundation’s Leadership Award was presented to Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, during the 2017 Challenge Champions Recognition Event in Arlington, Va., Feb. 21. Every year the NGYF presents the Leadership

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La. Guard’s Cavalry scouts earn silver spurs

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th Public Affairs Representative MINDEN, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment awarded silver spurs to 10 Soldiers during its annual Spur Ride at Camp Minden in Minden, Dec. 6, 2016. The Spur Ride is a combination of training exercise and history lesson for the Soldiers to

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Louisiana Guardsmen excel in Cotton Land marathon

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen Sgt. 1st Class Brian Woodburn and Sgt. 1st Class Reggie Nolan competed in the marathon and Sgt. Dillon Fraley of the 528th Engineer Battalion competed in the half marathon during the Cotton Land Marathon and Half Marathon in

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