By the 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing promoted three Airmen to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant during ceremonies, May 17-18, at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Chief Master Sgts. Daryl Herty, vehicle maintenance superintendent; Stacey […]
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a promotion ceremony for its La. Air National Guard (LAANG) top leader at the Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans, May 4. Col. Charles Chappuis, the LANG’s assistant adjutant general-Air, was formally promoted to the rank of brigadier general and “pinned” the one-star insignia on his
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BATON ROUGE, La. –Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2228th Military Police Company, 773rd Military Police Battalion, returned to family and friends during a welcome-home event in Baton Rouge, La., May 2. The 2228th, based at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., returned from a 365-day deployment, with more than 130 Soldiers, from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
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By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, Louisiana National Guard Reintegration Office NEW ORLEANS – Introductory yoga became an elective course offering at Louisiana National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration events beginning in 2012 and has quickly become a popular choice for Guardsmen and their family members. To date, more than 2,000 LANG Guardsmen and family members participating
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By Cadet Leah McPeek 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Representative ERATH, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, welcomed its new commander, Lt. Col. William E. Haygood, in an official Change of Command ceremony at Erath High School, April 6, 2014. Haygood is from Monroe, La., but resides
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More than 15,000 Louisiana Guardsmen & family members benefit since 2008 By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, LANG Reintegration Office NEW ORLEANS – In March 2014, the Louisiana National Guard will host its 29th Yellow Ribbon Reintegration training event on behalf of its Army and Air Guardsmen and family members who are involved in
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