By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion welcomed incoming commander Maj. Rob R. Billings during an official change of command ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 30. Billings assumed command from Lt. Col. […]
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By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – “Class, today we become second lieutenants in the greatest Army in the world. Although second lieutenant bars only weigh a few ounces, the weight we take on is profound – the responsibility of America’s greatest treasure, her sons and daughters,” said 2nd
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated Southeastern Louisiana. Three weeks later Hurricane Rita did the same in Southwestern Louisiana. The Louisiana National Guard played a crucial role in the immediate response to both storms, as well as the recovery. Efforts were complicated,
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By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PIONEER, La. – For the past two weeks, Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 921st Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade have been conducting their annual training with a special project just down the road from their armory. The troops, from a detachment
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Col. Connell L. Archey was officially robed as the Louisiana National Guard’s military judge during an investiture ceremony at the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans, Aug. 1, 2015. Archey, a resident of Baton Rouge, is the fifth judge to be appointed
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For video B-Roll of this story, please visit www.dvidshub.net/video/417486 By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade have been gaining rare experience that directly relates to their wartime mission, by helping a community right here in Louisiana, each summer for the
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