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La. Guard leaders address readiness, transformation at annual conference

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held its annual Command and Staff Conference at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Oct. 17-18, bringing together brigade and battalion command teams and senior headquarters leaders from across the organization.   The conference opened with a […]

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La. Guard appoints ninth command chief warrant officer

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – Chief Warrant Officer 5 Dale Poe became the Louisiana National Guard’s ninth command chief warrant officer during a change of responsibility ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Oct. 18. Poe succeeded Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robin Williams, who had

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Louisiana National Guard hosts 2026 Joint Staff Conference

By Maj. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held its Joint Staff Conference at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness State Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sept. 19, 2026.   The conference brought together joint staff directorates for briefings

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La. Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group welcomes new commander

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group held a change of command ceremony on the parade field at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans on Sept. 20, 2026.     During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Elizabeth “Noel” Collins assumed

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159th Fighter Wing Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

By Senior Airman Jacob Hall, Louisiana Air National Guard Public Affairs Office   BELLE CHASSE, La. – Col. Christopher “Cliff” Ridlon assumed command of the 159th Fighter Wing from Col. David “Ripper” Anderson during a formal change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, July 11, 2026.   Ridlon assumes

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Jonesville, La., native takes command of ‘Bandit’ battalion

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   LAKE CHARLES, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment ‘Bandit’, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, held an official change of command ceremony at the Lake Charles Event Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, June 28, 2026.   During the

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