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La. Guard Soldiers support Orient Shield 2016

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, LANG Public Affairs Specialist AIBANO TRAINING AREA, Japan – The Louisiana National Guard sent 22 Soldiers with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to participate in Orient Shield 2016 at the Aibano Training Area in Japan to support 10th Support Group (Regional), Aug. 30 – Sept. 23. This was the 31st […]

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La. Guard’s Cavalry scouts earn silver spurs

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th Public Affairs Representative MINDEN, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment awarded silver spurs to 10 Soldiers during its annual Spur Ride at Camp Minden in Minden, Dec. 6, 2016. The Spur Ride is a combination of training exercise and history lesson for the Soldiers to

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Louisiana Guardsmen excel in Cotton Land marathon

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen Sgt. 1st Class Brian Woodburn and Sgt. 1st Class Reggie Nolan competed in the marathon and Sgt. Dillon Fraley of the 528th Engineer Battalion competed in the half marathon during the Cotton Land Marathon and Half Marathon in

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La. Guard welcomes Alabama Regiment into the fold

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, also known as the Tiger Brigade, welcomed the Alabama National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 173rd Infantry Regiment into their ranks during an official patching ceremony in Enterprise, Alabama, Dec. 3. According to the

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La. Guard Engineer Battalion welcomes new commander

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard’s public affairs office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, welcomed a new commander, Maj. Stewart Adams, during an official change of command ceremony at the battalion’s headquarters in Ruston, Dec. 3. Adams, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, assumed command from

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Washington Artillery holds annual traditional ceremonies

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh and Sgt. Renee Seruntine, Louisiana National Guard 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Dec. 3, and its 178th yearly pass-in-review ceremony at

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