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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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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by 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from 3rdBattalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Lake Charles, La., are conducting annual training at Camp Shelby, Miss., May 31 – June 14. The entire brigade traveled to Camp Shelby to give the
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By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker Louisiana National Guard Reintegration Office NEW ORLEANS – Members of the 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, learned how to respond effectively and compassionately to a fellow Soldier, friend or family member who might be considering suicide at special training, May 29-30. This training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
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Bayou Militia deploys 700 Airmen to Mississippi for annual training By Air Force 2nd Lt Larissa Lambert 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office More than 700 Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing completed annual training at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., June 6. This is the
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By Spc. Noshoba Davis, 1021st Engineer Company CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT – A squad of Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 1021st Engineer Company, based in Covington, La., placed third in the grueling Warrior Stakes competition in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 25-27. Warrior Stakes is a three-day competition to evaluate squads on physical fitness, warrior
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