Training

La. Guard rehearses emergency plans ahead of 2025 hurricane season

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard conducted its annual Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, May 21, 2025, bringing together key personnel across multiple commands to refine emergency response plans ahead of the 2025 hurricane […]

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La. Guard hosts international interrogation competition to build readiness

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Twenty-two Human Intelligence Collector teams from U.S. and allied forces competed in the fourth annual Army interrogation competition, Tranquil Storm, held at Louisiana National Guard Training Center in Pineville, April 28–May 2. The multi-component, multi-echelon event challenged intelligence Soldiers in leadership, tactical skills

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La. Guard engineers train on new all-terrain cranes

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 927th Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion received a new Family of All-Terrain Cranes (FOTAC) Type I and completed Scheduled Maintenance New Equipment Training at LANG Training Center Pineville, March 19-20. The FOTAC Type I is a

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La. Guard aviators contribute to coastal marshes with annual Christmas Tree Drop

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – Aviators with the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, in cooperation with local environmental organizations, conducted the annual Christmas tree drop March 26 at Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, the second-largest urban wildlife refuge in the United States. The event,

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La. Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducts pre-mobilization training

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Approximately 600 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) conducted a two-week pre-mobilization annual training at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, concluding on February 10, 2025. The training focused on addressing outstanding issues, conducting essential exercises,

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La. Guard partners with State Police for enhanced aerial firefighting training

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group partnered with the Louisiana State Police on Sept. 25 to conduct aerial training on the effective use of bambi buckets for firefighting.   The training, held at the Joint Emergency Services

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