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La. Guard resumes annual aerial tree drop to fight erosion, help wildlife

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st 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, May 26. During the operation, LANG aviators hooked up and […]

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La. National Guard Assist in Placing Christmas Tree in The Marshlands

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Louisiana National Guard / May 27, 2021

Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the City of New Orleans by placing recycling Christmas trees into the marshlands, May 26, 2021. The trees will create a wave breaker and assist in rebuilding wetlands that have been washed away over time. (U. S. Army National Guard video

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La. Guard’s Military Police Company deploys to Middle East

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / May 20, 2021

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 239th Military Police Company held a deployment ceremony at the Gillis W. Long Center’s post theater in Carville, May 15, before departing Louisiana for Texas, May 17. Headquartered in Carville, more than 150 guardsmen are scheduled to deploy to the

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La. Guard’s 2021 ‘Best Warriors’ compete for honors

Around The State, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 29, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 14 Soldiers from across the state were challenged to excel during the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, March 10-14. The winners, Sgt. John K. Davis, a Gonzales resident and member of

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Louisiana, Belize State Partnership Program marks 25 years

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 23, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Defence Force mark the 25th anniversary of their State Partnership Program (SPP), April 23, 2021. The program links a unique component of the Department of Defense – a state’s National Guard – with the armed forces

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Celebrating 25 years of the State Partnership Program with Belize

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / April 23, 2021

The Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Defence Force mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of their State Partnership Program April 23, 2021. The program links a unique component of the Department of Defense – a state’s National Guard – with the armed forces or equivalent of a partner country in a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship.

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