News Releases – Page 152 – Louisiana National Guard

Louisiana’s Cavalry Squadron hosts annual Spur Challenge

By 1st Lt. Angela K. Fry 2-108th Cavalry Squadron Public Affairs Officer RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment and Natchitoches Central High School hosted the eighth annual Spur Challenge JROTC Competition at the St. Augustine Church in Melrose, La., Oct. 8. Louisiana’s Cavalry Squadron, headquartered in Shreveport, provided more […]

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Army ROTC prepares for Ranger Challenge

Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 30, 2011

La. Guardsmen help train, provide equipment By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Recruiting and Retention Command Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – Army ROTC cadets learned how to correctly operate and maneuver Zodiac inflatable boats provided by Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, near the Bonnet Carre Spillway in

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Soldiers, community commemorate 9/11 with Freedom Walk

Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 20, 2011

By Pfc. Joshua L. Barnett 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers with the Louisiana Army National Guard participated in the Louisiana Freedom Walk, Sept. 11, at Audubon Park in New Orleans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The 1.9-mile trek around Audubon Park, sponsored by Operation Homefront Louisiana, raised awareness of

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La. Guard’s marksmanship team storms Nebraska

Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 20, 2011

Guardsmen take MAC V Regional championship By 1st Lt. Angela K. Fry Louisiana Marksmanship Team Public Affairs Representative RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana National Guard marksmanship team ‘gunned down’ the competition at the annual MAC V Regional Marksmanship Championship in Hastings, Neb., taking the overall team championship and various team and individual honors, Aug. 19-21.

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La. National Guard unit deploys, marks 9/11 anniversary

Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 14, 2011

PINEVILLE, La. – Marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the Louisiana National Guard, family and friends bid farewell to approximately 170 Soldiers of the 1086th Transportation Company during a deployment ceremony at Louisiana College in Pineville, Sept. 11. Governor Jindal said, “Today, we send the 1086th Company off to Afghanistan. We send you off because

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Louisiana National Guard general retires

Ceremony, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 10, 2011

By Sgt. Robin C. Perry Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. of Baton Rouge said farewell to the Louisiana National Guard and 33 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 9. “John is a great American, a

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