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La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade marks 20 years since historic Iraq deployment

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By Rhett Breerwood, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office and LANG Museums   NEW ORLEANS – This November, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, will commemorate 20 years since returning from its historic combat deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III (2004–2005).   The […]

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Louisiana National Guard showcases historic building

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, along with the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans and the Urban Land Institute Louisiana Chapter hosted a showcase of the historic Hufft Hall at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Oct. 12.

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La. National Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ throughout a challenging year

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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard confronted a demanding 2021 with a plethora of challenges and missions both at home and abroad. Over the course of the year, soldiers and airmen deployed overseas and to other states, responded to multiple emergencies including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and

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Alexandria female Soldier makes history in La. National Guard

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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Alexandria native Katrina Lloyd made history when she became the second African-American woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel by the Louisiana National Guard, April 12. Lloyd was joined by her family, friends, fellow Guardsmen and city and

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Louisiana National Guard’s New Orleans museum opens new exhibit

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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The La. National Guard Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans will open a new, free to the public exhibit showing the LANG’s role in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) Nov. 18

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