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La. Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changes leadership

La. Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changes leadership By Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion changed leadership in an official ceremony held at Esler Field in Pineville, La., April 21. Lt. Col. Bruce J. Scott of Athens, Ala., took command of […]

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La. Guard leader retires after three decades

Marksville resident honored  By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office            PINEVILLE, La. – Friends and family celebrated Louisiana National Guardsman Col. Michael J. Borrel’s 34 years of service at a retirement ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, April 21.   Borrel graduated from Marksville High School in Marksville, where he

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Louisiana Guard’s 165th CSSB changes leadership

Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BOSSIER CITY, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, changed leadership in an official ceremony at the Bossier City armory, April 22. Lt. Col. Randy S. Green of Bossier City, La., relinquished command to incoming commander, Lt.

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La. Guardsman’s son named to All DoD Team

Local student honored with select football award   By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   PINEVILLE, La. – Local high school senior Graham Kelly, a football player at Cenla Christian Academy in Pineville, was named to the Military.com All Department of Defense team, April 18. Kelly is the son of Louisiana

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La. Guard’s Washington Artillery salutes naval fleet

By Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s A Battery, 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion, recognized incoming ships representing the U.S. and other nations with 21-gun salutes to launch the combined Navy and Fleet Week in New Orleans, April 17. The week commemorates the bicentennial

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La. National Guard Soldiers welcomed home from overseas

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed home members of the 926th Engineer Company from a 365-day deployment to Afghanistan at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Baton Rouge, La., April 14. Governor Jindal said, “It is truly an honor to welcome back home these brave men and women. We will be forever

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