By Sgt. 1st Class Sharon Mock, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers and Airmen with the Louisiana National Guard and nearly 200 civilian partners participated in an annual statewide disaster response exercise (DRX) designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action between various local, state, federal and non-governmental agencies, April […]
La. National Guard practices disaster readiness Read More »
By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard continues to provide 24-hour security operations in New Orleans East following the historic EF3 tornado, Feb. 7. The LANG has approximately 100 Guardsmen from 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, supporting the
La. Guard continues 24-hour security in New Orleans East Read More »
Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – At the request of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana National Guard began 24-hour operations in support of local, parish and state officials after severe thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in southeast Louisiana, Feb. 7. As part of their overall security plan,
La. Guard conducts 24-hour operations during tornado response Read More »
NEW ORLEANS – At the request of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana National Guard has mobilized 150 personnel to assist local, parish and state emergency officials after severe thunderstorms spawned several tornados in southeast Louisiana, Feb. 7. Governor John Bel Edwards, Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general
La. Guard providing support for tornado response Read More »
By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – At the request of Governor John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard’s 1086th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, has delivered 69,000 one-liter bottles of water to the town of St. Joseph. A public health emergency was declared in St.
La. Guard delivers water to St. Joseph community Read More »
By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s special disaster-response team concluded three days of training with a final evaluation exercise to maintain its Department of Defense certification at the Joint Emergency Services Training Center in Zachary, Jan 4-7. More than 200 LANG Soldiers
La. Guard’s special disaster team ready to respond Read More »
