By Spc. Megan Zander, Recruiting and Retention Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Nappier, of West Monroe, was the first Louisiana Army National Guard noncommissioned officer to graduate from the United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Dec. 12, 2018. Nappier explained that one of the highest […]
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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program hosted 12 Guardsmen from Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Oklahoma and New York for an Army National Guard Level II Funeral Honors Instructor Certification Course at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb.
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. –The Louisiana Army National Guard recently trained 12 Soldiers on a new virtual simulation marksmanship training system at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, last month. The Engagement Skills Trainer II is designed to assist and improve basic fundamentals of marksmanship, as well as collective
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Ten medics with the Louisiana National Guard participated in the Army’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Dec. 1-2. The training is a 16-hour, two-day course created by the U.S. Department of Defense Committee on TC3 to teach
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Over 3,000 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participated in eXportable Combat Training Capability at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, July 14 – Aug. 3. XCTC is a National Guard program used to provide a similar experience
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By Senior Airman Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BOISE, Idaho – The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing is participating in dissimilar air combat training with the Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field Air National Guard base in Boise, Idaho, July 13-27. DACT provides combat aircrews with a
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