By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, at the direction of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, continues to assist local and federal agencies in response to flooding in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana caused by Hurricane Harvey. The […]
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, at the direction of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, is working with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines Reserves, Louisiana State Police and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to rescue
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated approximately 210 Soldiers and Airmen in response to Hurricane Harvey, with an additional 230 full-time Guardsmen supporting efforts. Last week, the LANG began prepositioning Guardsmen, high water vehicles and boats in south
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard began staging equipment and supplies across the state in preparation for Tropical Storm Cindy, June 20. Approximately 100 high-water vehicles and 33 boats have been staged in 14 parishes. “The men and women of the Louisiana National Guard are ready to
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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment were awarded the Airbus Lakota Award of Valor in Hammond, Feb. 12. On Aug. 13, 2016, during historic flooding, pilots Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dino Parmentier and Chief Warrant
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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s cyber protection teams, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, held a four-day training seminar with Louisiana power supplier CLECO, as a part of the LANG’s annual disaster relief exercise, March 29 –
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