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La. Guard aviators deliver late Christmas gifts, fight erosion

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The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, March 28.   During the operation, LANG aviators hooked up and dropped bundles of recycled Christmas trees provided […]

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NOLA native retires after 32 years dedicated to state, country

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Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Bossetta retired from the Louisiana Army National Guard after 32 years of military service during an official ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, March 1. Bossetta, a New Orleans native, served as the assistant adjutant general – Army from 2017-2018. During that time, he was the principal

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National Guard holds funeral honors training in New Orleans

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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program hosted 12 Guardsmen from Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Oklahoma and New York for an Army National Guard Level II Funeral Honors Instructor Certification Course at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb. 4-16. “We teach these Soldiers customs and courtesies that go beyond military

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