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Lafayette native retires from the La. Air National Guard

By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Brig. Gen. Charles W. Chappuis was honored in a retirement ceremony at Magnolia Terrace after 20 years of service with the Louisiana Air National Guard at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Jan. 12. Chappuis commissioned as a flight […]

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Washington Artillery holds annual traditional ceremonies

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Dec. 1, and its 180th pass-in-review ceremony at Jackson Barracks, Dec. 2. These two ceremonies reflect

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Alexandria native takes command of New Orleans based unit

By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Col. Stuart N. Burruss, of New Orleans, relinquished command of the Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group to Lt. Col. Willus B. Hall, an Alexandria-born Guardsman, in an official change of command ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, November 4. “To

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Louisiana Guard intelligence unit welcomes new commander

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 415th Military Intelligence Battalion welcomed Lt. Col. Thelma R. Piper as their new commander during an official change of command ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Oct. 14. Piper replaced Lt. Col. Bobby J. Lee Jr., who has

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La. National Guard command sgt. maj. retires after 39 years

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis J. Sapp, former senior enlisted advisor for the Louisiana Army National Guard, retired in an official ceremony after 39 cumulative years of service in the armed forces at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, July 14. Sapp served as

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