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New Orleans native promoted to Army brigadier general

By the Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Army National Guardsman Patrick R. Bossetta was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, July 9. He will become the LANG’s new assistant adjutant general – Army. He is replacing […]

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La. Guard’s adjutant general receives Leadership Award from National Guard Youth Foundation

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The National Guard Youth Foundation’s Leadership Award was presented to Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, during the 2017 Challenge Champions Recognition Event in Arlington, Va., Feb. 21. Every year the NGYF presents the Leadership

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La. Guard welcomes Alabama Regiment into the fold

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, also known as the Tiger Brigade, welcomed the Alabama National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 173rd Infantry Regiment into their ranks during an official patching ceremony in Enterprise, Alabama, Dec. 3. According to the

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La. Guard Engineer Battalion welcomes new commander

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard’s public affairs office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, welcomed a new commander, Maj. Stewart Adams, during an official change of command ceremony at the battalion’s headquarters in Ruston, Dec. 3. Adams, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, assumed command from

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La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ welcomes new leader

 By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th IBCT Public Affairs Office   LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team welcomed incoming commander Lt. Col. William Tito Rachal during an official change of command ceremony at St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Nov. 6. Rachal, a Merryville native, assumed command from Col.

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La. National Guard’s ‘Steel Lightning’ welcomes new leader

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Representative ERATH, La. –The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team welcomed Lt. Col. Scott Desormeaux as their new commander during an official change of command ceremony at Erath High School in Erath, Nov. 6. Desormeaux, a resident

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