Louisiana Army National Guard

La. Guardsmen receive technical training valued over $2,000

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Office of Family Programs, through its Pelican Employment Network, hosted a week-long training and certification program valued at over $2,000 per person in partnership with IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook software and Corporate America Supports You in Baton […]

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Louisiana Guard Cavalry unit holds their annual Spur Ride

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team awarded silver spurs to seven Troopers during the annual Spur Ride at Camp Minden in Minden, Nov. 4. “The spur is not something that is given, it’s something

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Former La. Guard adjutant general honored for service

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard inducted retired Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau into the LANG Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. Landreneau, a Vidrine native, led the LANG for 14 years as the

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Metairie native takes command of Bogalusa Guard battalion

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, welcomed a new commander, Lt. Col. Joshua Davis, during an official change of command ceremony at the battalion’s headquarters in Bogalusa, Nov. 5. Davis, a Metairie native, assumed command from Lt.

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Louisiana National Guard citizen-Soldiers to deploy overseas

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Friends and family gathered to bid farewell to the Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 139th Regional Support Group during a deployment ceremony at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, Nov. 4. Approximately 80 Soldiers will deploy to

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New Orleans Guard unit trains for deployment to Iraq

By Staff Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet, 139th RSG Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 139th Regional Support Group, completed a three-week pre-mobilization annual training at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Oct. 2-22. The training allowed the approximately 80 Soldiers to fine tune their skills and complete required training before

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