Louisiana Army National Guard

La. Guard’s 2021 ‘Best Warriors’ compete for honors

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 14 Soldiers from across the state were challenged to excel during the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, March 10-14. The winners, Sgt. John K. Davis, a Gonzales resident and member of […]

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Louisiana, Belize State Partnership Program marks 25 years

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Defence Force mark the 25th anniversary of their State Partnership Program (SPP), April 23, 2021. The program links a unique component of the Department of Defense – a state’s National Guard – with the armed forces

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Celebrating 25 years of the State Partnership Program with Belize

The Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Defence Force mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of their State Partnership Program April 23, 2021. The program links a unique component of the Department of Defense – a state’s National Guard – with the armed forces or equivalent of a partner country in a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship.

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April – Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month message to the organization from Brig. Gen. Keith Waddell, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and Command Sgt. Major Clifford Ockman, senior enlisted leader LANG. Let’s stomp this out together.

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La. Guard participates in annual disaster response training

By Sgt. Anna M. Churco, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard partnered with local and state agencies in an annual Disaster Response Exercise (DRX) designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action between various government agencies, April 6-10. The DRX included training on responding to natural

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La. National Guard hosts four Change of Command ceremonies

By LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS –The Louisiana National Guard hosted four Change of Command ceremonies last week, to include the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, Recruiting and Retention Command and the 159th Mission Support Group at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., March 13, 2021. The

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