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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Lafayette native retires from the La. Air National Guard

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases, Retirement / By Louisiana National Guard / January 16, 2019

By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Brig. Gen. Charles W. Chappuis was honored in a retirement ceremony at Magnolia Terrace after 20 years of service with the Louisiana Air National Guard at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Jan. 12. Chappuis commissioned as a flight

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La. National Guard general retires after 35 years of military service

Ceremony, Command, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, Retirement / By Louisiana National Guard / October 25, 2017

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Barry Keeling retired from the Louisiana Army National Guard after 35 years of military service during an official ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, Oct. 15. Keeling, originally of Stillwater, Oklahoma, served as the assistant

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La. National Guard commander retires after 33 years of service

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, Retirement / By Louisiana National Guard / November 10, 2016

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – After nearly 33 years of faithful service to the U.S. military, Col. Brian P. Champagne, head of the Louisiana National Guard’s information technology and a resident of Belle Chasse, retired during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks, Nov. 5. Champagne joined

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