By 1st. Lt. Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Col. Shawn M. Coco accepted command of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing from outgoing commander Col. Thomas P. Sostarics, Sunday, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans. The ceremony […]
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the community of Hammond, came together to honor fallen Soldier Staff Sgt. Lance J. Bergeron of Thibodaux, during funeral services at the Woodland Park Baptist Church, March 30. Bergeron and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment died in
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the communities of Central Louisiana, came together to honor fallen Soldier Chief Warrant Officer 4 George David Strother of Pineville, during funeral services at the Alexandria Riverfront Convention Center and Alexandria Memorial Gardens, March 26. Strother and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the community of Hammond, Louisiana, honored fallen Army Staff Sgt. Lance Bergeron of Thibodaux, during a deplaning ceremony at the LANG’s Army Aviation Support Facility #1 at Hammond Regional Airport, March 25. Bergeron and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the community of Central Louisiana, honored fallen Soldier Chief Warrant Officer 4 George David Strother from Pineville, during a deplaning ceremony at the LANG’s Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Air Field, March 24. Strother and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st Assault
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard recently made history when they began providing air traffic control services at the Hammond Northshore Regional Airport. “Standing up a tower in the national airspace is something that hasn’t been done in many, many, many years,” said
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