By Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker, Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs, Louisiana Army National Guard NEW ORLEANS – “They are just like you and me, willing to do what it takes to make the world a better place.” This is how Louisiana Army National Guardsman Col. Kenneth Donnelly described the character of the Soldiers, […]
La. Guard-led mission strengthens partnership with Haiti Read More »
By Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involving the Army’s newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopters during Task Force Bon Voizen – New Horizons Haiti 2011 from April through June. The new aircraft performed medical evacuations,
La. Guard first to fly new helicopter in overseas mission Read More »
La. National Guard provides top cover for law enforcement By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office HOUMA, La. – In the pre-dawn hours of July 27, helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from the Louisiana National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force readied their equipment at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Pineville. The mission:
By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS Army Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Beron of Metairie said farewell to the Louisiana National Guard and military service during a retirement ceremony at The Orleans Club in New Orleans, May 26. Commissioned in 1984, Beron has served in numerous commands
Louisiana National Guard general retires Read More »
Local Louisiana Guardsmen home for holiday By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. Home for the holidays rang true for a team of four Airmen from the 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron when they returned home in time for Memorial Day from their Operation New Dawn deployment to Alexandria,
Home for Memorial Day Read More »
Louisiana National Guard assists local authorities in finding missing man By 2nd Lt. Mark J. Deshotels and Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS Approximately 40 Louisiana National Guardsmen assisting the Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office in the search and successful rescue for Dr. Francisco Piedrahita, the missing Columbian University
Search nets success for missing man Read More »
