Disaster Response

La. National Guard, East Jefferson General Hospital practice patient evacuation

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By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Louisiana National Guard METAIRIE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard and the East Jefferson General Hospital practiced an aeromedical evacuation using role players acting as patients as part of the Vigilant Guard 2016 exercise in Metairie, April 15. Vigilant Guard is a federally funded exercise to […]

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La. Guard hosts Vigilant Guard 2016

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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted Vigilant Guard 2016, a federally funded exercise to prepare for all-hazards response and emergency operations, April 11-16. The exercise scenario tested the LANG’s response to a simulated Category 3 hurricane that made landfall on the Louisiana coast. “Vigilant Guard 2016

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