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La. Guard officially opens ‘unique’ unmanned aircraft facility

By 1st Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard held a ceremony to celebrate the opening for the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Facility (TUASOF) at Fort Polk in Leesville, Louisiana, Jan. 13. The unit’s primary mission is to support the Joint Readiness Training Center and […]

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La. Guard’s aviation regiment hosts anti-terrorism exercise

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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, State Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Air Assault Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, conducted its annual anti-terrorism validation exercise in accordance with Department of Defense policy at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Hammond, La., Nov. 20. As part of the facility’s anti-terrorism plan, numerous

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Louisiana Guardsman earns coveted Expert Infantryman Badge

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By Sgt. Greg Stevens, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Representative CAMP NAVAJO, Ariz. – One Louisiana National Guardsman from the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team recently earned the esteemed Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Navajo in northern Arizona. Of the 135 that attempted, only six succeeded. Spc. Brian Smith with A Company, 2nd

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La. National Guard graduates new class of officers

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PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment held a graduation ceremony to commission 18 new officers at Camp Beauregard Theatre in Pineville, Aug. 16. The mission of Louisiana’s Officer Candidate School is to train, mentor and commission the future leaders of the Army National Guard. The 199th Leadership Regiment has conducted an

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La. Air National Guard hosts air combat training exercise

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By Air Force 2nd Lt. Hampton Obier 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing just concluded their two-week Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) with the 43rd Fighter Squadron, based in Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base (NAS

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Louisiana provides a common link to Puerto Rico and Mississippi

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By: Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 236th Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS) held their 2014 annual training in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (formerly Ramey Air Force Base) this month. The unit’s mission was to provide satellite communication links between the Puerto Rico

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