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La. Guard first to fly new helicopter in overseas mission

By Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involving the Army’s newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopters during Task Force Bon Voizen – New Horizons Haiti 2011 from April through June. The new aircraft performed medical evacuations, […]

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Eyes in the Sky

Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / July 28, 2011

La. National Guard provides top cover for law enforcement By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office HOUMA, La. – In the pre-dawn hours of July 27, helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from the Louisiana National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force readied their equipment at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Pineville. The mission:

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Louisiana National Guard general retires

Ceremony, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / May 31, 2011

By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS Army Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Beron of Metairie said farewell to the Louisiana National Guard and military service during a retirement ceremony at The Orleans Club in New Orleans, May 26. Commissioned in 1984, Beron has served in numerous commands

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Home for Memorial Day

Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / May 31, 2011

Local Louisiana Guardsmen home for holiday By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. Home for the holidays rang true for a team of four Airmen from the 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron when they returned home in time for Memorial Day from their Operation New Dawn deployment to Alexandria,

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Search nets success for missing man

Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Operation Guardian / By Louisiana National Guard / May 25, 2011

Louisiana National Guard assists local authorities in finding missing man By 2nd Lt. Mark J. Deshotels and Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS Approximately 40 Louisiana National Guardsmen assisting the Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office in the search and successful rescue for Dr. Francisco Piedrahita, the missing Columbian University

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One team, one fight

Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / May 24, 2011

La. Guard aviators and cavalrymen train together for flood response By Sgt. Michael L. Owens and Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. In a joint exercise, ground troops and aviators from the Louisiana National Guard trained together for possible search and rescue missions due to potential flooding caused by

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