Louisiana Army National Guard

La. Guard’s cavalry squadron hosts annual spur ride

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     PINEVILLE, La. – Twenty-nine Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the unit’s annual spur ride at Camp Minden, Louisiana, to earn their silver spurs on Aug. 24.     “The […]

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La. Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade fields advanced survey equipment

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Earlier this month, seven Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade participated in hands-on training with the Trimble S7 Robotic Total Station and Trimble R12 systems at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Aug. 14-16. The three-day training began

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La. Guard sustainment course ensures medics are trained and ready

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. –  The Louisiana National Guard’s Combat Medic Sustainment Program recently conducted a 10-day course for combat medics at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Louisiana, July 18-28. A total of 44 medics, including two medics from the Regular Army, participated in the course

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La. Guard intelligence battalion welcomes new commander and sergeant major

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 415th Military Intelligence Battalion (Interrogation) welcomed its new command team, Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Barrett Lancon and Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Mount, during an official change of command and change of responsibility ceremony at Gillis W.

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La. Assistant Adjutant General – Army, a Lake Charles native, achieves one-star rank

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard promoted Guardsman Jason Paul Mahfouz to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville’s post theater, July 13. Brig. Gen. Mahfouz is the assistant adjutant general – Army for the

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La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ stays ready with XCTC rotation

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMP SHELBY JOINT FORCES TRAINING CENTER, Miss. – Approximately 2,700 Soldiers with the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team completed a three-week annual training period known as eXportable Combat Training Capability, May 19 – June 6 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces

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