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Louisiana National Guard finishes third deployment at Texas border

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By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard concluded its third rotation to support Operation Lone Star. OLS has helped reduce illegal border crossings along segments of the Texas border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott formally requested the Louisiana National Guard’s assistance for this operation in February 2024. […]

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La. Guard Soldiers head to Texas border

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Following a request from the State of Texas and with the approval of the Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, mobilized 50 Soldiers to the Texas border in support

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Louisiana National Guard citizen-Soldiers to deploy overseas

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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

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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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Local community gives Guard unit big send-off

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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Nearly 1,000 friends, families and community members gathered to bid farewell to the Louisiana National Guard’s 1020th Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, during a deployment ceremony at Avoyelles Public Charter School in Mansura, Oct. 18. More than 150 Soldiers

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Louisiana National Guard aviators deploy to Kuwait

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By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – More than 140 Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, bid farewell to family and friends during a deployment ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, Oct. 6. The Hammond-based unit, known

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