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Louisiana welcomes new adjutant general, first combat infantry leader in 54 years

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux officially assumed command as the adjutant general of Louisiana during a formal ceremony at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Mar. 10. The ceremony marked the beginning of new leadership for the LANG and paid tribute […]

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Louisiana National Guard hosts Suicide Awareness 5K in New Orleans

By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – More than 500 Louisiana National Guardsmen and members of the local community participated in the LANG Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program (R3SP) Fearless 5K and Wellness Expo at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 18. “September is suicide awareness and prevention

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La. Guard participates in a Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise

By Master Sgt. Toby Valadie, LANG Public Affairs Office FORT HOOD, Tx. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers with the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion and Detachment 1, D Company, 2-151st Aviation Regiment, provided aerial Medical Evacuation and Casualty Evacuation support for the 2022 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise (JEMX) hosted by the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical

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La. Guard engineers honored after deployment

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Over 250 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 527th Engineer Battalion were honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an awards ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge, May 15. The 527th, headquartered in Ruston, returned last

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Louisiana Air Guard special warfare unit hosts recruiting event

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Squadron (ASOS) hosted a weekend-long recruiting event for potential Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) candidates at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, April 9-10. The unit is selecting personnel to be liaisons and controllers of

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