Louisiana Air National Guard

La. Air Guard participates in unique combat training in Idaho

By Senior Airman Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BOISE, Idaho – The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing is participating in dissimilar air combat training with the Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field Air National Guard base in Boise, Idaho, July 13-27. DACT provides combat aircrews with a […]

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159th Mission Support Group welcomes new commander

By Staff Sgt. Lerrin Trufant, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – Col. Sean F. Conroy assumed command of the 159th Mission Support Group from Col. Brian L. Callahan during an official ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, June 9. Conroy served as commander of the

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La. National Guard hosts military kids’ camp in Bunkie

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Child and Youth Program hosted Kids’ AT 2018 at the Cecil J. Picard Educational and Recreational Center in Bunkie, June 11-15. Children and siblings of Louisiana Soldiers and Airmen spent five days attending the fun, military-style summer camp,

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Louisiana Air Guard conducts close air support training

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, 159th Fighter Wing, conducted close air support training and Joint Tactical Air Control evaluations at the Claiborne Bombing and Gunnery Range near Alexandria, April 19. JTAC operators are a part of the

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Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, awards Capt. Alex Sattler, 259th Air Traffic Control Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, the Bronze Star Medal during the 259th award ceremony at the England Air Park Terminal in Alexandria, Louisiana, April 15, 2018. Sattler was one of 16 Airmen from the LAANG honored for their deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Cindy Au)

Louisiana Airmen honored for exemplary service in Iraq

By Staff Sergeant Lerrin Trufant, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La.­­­­ – The Louisiana National Guard honored 16 Airmen from the 259th Air Traffic Control Squadron for exceptional service during their deployment to Iraq in at the England Air Park Terminal in Alexandria, April 15. During the ceremony, three Airmen were awarded the

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Air National Guard announces 2017 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

By Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier, National Guard Bureau Public Affairs JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — The Air National Guard command chief master sergeant announced the Air National Guard’s 2017 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. This year’s honorees, selected from the more than 91,000 enlisted women and men in the ANG, and represent the very best

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