By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, held an official change of command ceremony at Erath High School, July 13. During the ceremony, Maj. Austin Miner, the incoming commander, assumed command of the battalion from […]
By Maj. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 139th Regional Support Group, held a post deployment awards ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in Baton Rouge, July 13. During the ceremony, more than 60 citizen-Soldiers were awarded the Louisiana National
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By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Two Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard competed in the Region V Best Warrior competition on May 12-15, at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma. Staff Sgt. DeVanté Benoit and Spc. Drake Vidrine represented the Pelican State
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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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By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard conducted its annual Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, May 21, 2025, bringing together key personnel across multiple commands to refine emergency response plans ahead of the 2025 hurricane
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – In a formal change of command ceremony steeped in military tradition, the Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade transferred leadership from Col. Scott Slaven to Lt. Col. William W. Saint at Esler Field, May 18. Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux,
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