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256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion welcomes new leader

By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion welcomed incoming commander Maj. Rob R. Billings during an official change of command ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 30. Billings assumed command from Lt. Col.

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Louisiana National Guard welcomes new officers

By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – “Class, today we become second lieutenants in the greatest Army in the world. Although second lieutenant bars only weigh a few ounces, the weight we take on is profound – the responsibility of America’s greatest treasure, her sons and daughters,” said 2nd

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Louisiana National Guard welcomes new military judge

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Col. Connell L. Archey was officially robed as the Louisiana National Guard’s military judge during an investiture ceremony at the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans, Aug. 1, 2015. Archey, a resident of Baton Rouge, is the fifth judge to be appointed

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Tickfaw street named for fallen Guardsman

By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The village of Tickfaw named a street in honor of Spc. Christopher Drake, a 20-year-old Louisiana National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan in 2013, during a ceremony July 11. Previously known as Third Street, Chris Drake Drive runs near Tickfaw City Hall. “I

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LANG Wins Honors at Army Logistics Awards

By Sgt. Michael Farrar, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard received the prestigious Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in two categories at the 11th annual Chief of Staff of the Army’s Combined Logistics Excellence Awards (CLEA) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, June 10th. CLEA is an Army

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