National Guardsman re-enlists during hurricane response, Labor Day By 1st Lt. Alex Juan 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office METAIRIE, La. – Emergency response efforts are a commonality for Louisiana National Guardsmen, but while on duty for Hurricane Isaac, an Airman volunteered to re-enlist in order to continue serving the members of his recently impacted […]
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By 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment CARVILLE, La. – Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 756th Area Support Medical Company bid farewell to family and friends during a deployment ceremony at the Gillis Long Center, Sept. 2. More than 65 Soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to support six sites
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By Sgt. Robin Perry, Public Affairs Office MONROE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed home more than 150 Soldiers of the 1022nd Engineer Company from a 365-day deployment to Afghanistan at the Monroe Regional Airport in Monroe, Aug. 18. “It’s great to have them home,” said Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of
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New Roads native continues family military tradition By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Stephen C. Dabadie, assistant adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, was recently promoted and officially “pinned” his new rank during a ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Aug. 12. “Today is a
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Family, friends and fellow Guardsmen gathered as the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 61st Troop Command changed leadership in an official ceremony at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., Aug. 4. Lt. Col. Johnathon W. Ballard Sr., of Geismar, La., assumed
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By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed its first female general officer during a promotion ceremony at the Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans, July 27. Col. Joanne F. Sheridan, the LANG’s assistant adjutant general-Army, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and “pinned”
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