Louisiana Air National Guard

La. Guard prepares for Tropical Storm Cindy response

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard began staging equipment and supplies across the state in preparation for Tropical Storm Cindy, June 20. Approximately 100 high-water vehicles and 33 boats have been staged in 14 parishes. “The men and women of the Louisiana National Guard are ready to […]

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Louisiana Guard cyber warriors train tirelessly to defend U.S. on the web

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Guardsman, Sgt. Austin Rome, looks down at a row of laptops arranged in front of him during Exercise Cyber Shield 17, a training exercise that involves 850 Soldiers and Airmen from more than 42 states and territories, several state and

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Louisiana National Guard’s cyber team travels to Utah for exercise

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BLUFFDALE, Utah – The Louisiana National Guard’s Cyber Defense Incident Response Team and Defense Cyber Operations Element are training in support of Cyber Shield 17 at Camp W.G. Williams in Bluffdale, to hone their cyber defense skills, April 23 – May 6. Cyber Shield

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Deployed La. Air National Guardsmen participate in Frisian Flag exercise

By Senior Airman Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. — Nearly 300 Airmen and 12 F15C Eagles from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing that are deployed to Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands in their role as a Theater Security Package, recently participated in exercise Frisian Flag in support

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La. National Guard “purples up” for LANG kids

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, surrounded by Louisiana National Guardsmen and LANG children, signed a proclamation recognizing April as month of the military child at the state capitol building in Baton Rouge, April 12. Since 1986, the Army has celebrated April

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La. National Guard trains with local power company on cyber defense

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s cyber protection teams, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, held a four-day training seminar with Louisiana power supplier CLECO, as a part of the LANG’s annual disaster relief exercise, March 29 –

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