Retirement – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard Maj. Gen. Lee Hopkins retires after 40 years of distinguished service

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases, Retirement / By Amber Oglesby / October 10, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Lee Hopkins retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 40 years of military service during an official ceremony at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, Oct. 4. During the […]

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La. Air National Guard senior leader retires after 39 years

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases, Retirement / By Amber Oglesby / November 15, 2023

By Master Sgt. Toby Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. –Command Chief Master Sgt. Gerald G. Raynal Jr., senior enlisted advisor of the Louisiana Air National Guard, was honored with a retirement ceremony after serving more than 39 years in the U.S. Air Force at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New

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La. Guard holds retirement ceremony for top warrant officer

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Retirement / By Amber Oglesby / June 8, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a retirement ceremony for Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kevin P. Dares, honoring the former command chief warrant officer of the LANG for his 38 years of service, at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond,

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