Louisiana Air National Guard

La. Air National Guard provides security, aid, comfort

By Master Sgt. Dan Farrell, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard mobilized more than 100 Airmen to maintain order and provide assistance at the Celtic Media Centre movie studio facility shelter in Baton Rouge in response to rising floodwaters that forced thousands of residents to evacuate […]

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Bayou Militia excels at Silver Flag exercise

By 1st. Lt Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – More than 130 Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Civil Engineer and Force Support Squadrons, took part in a Silver Flag exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 4-12. Silver Flag is an opportunity for Airmen to

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Louisiana, New Mexico Air Guards train together in Guam

By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) conducted a joint annual training at the Pacific Regional Training -Center, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with the New Mexico Air National Guard’s 150th SFS May 31

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La. Guard promotes two officers to brigadier general

By Sgt Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard promoted two officers to the rank of brigadier general during two ceremonies at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, May 6. The Louisiana Air National Guard’s Pete Schneider of Metairie, and Louisiana Army National Guard’s Lee Hopkins of St.

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La. Guard hosts Vigilant Guard 2016

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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La. Guard’s cyber defense gets tested

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s cyber protection teams, in partnership with state and federal government officials, came together at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, to participate in a Vigilant Guard exercise to rehearse and demonstrate the capabilities of

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