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La. Guard participates in a Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise

Events, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / June 15, 2022

By Master Sgt. Toby Valadie, LANG Public Affairs Office FORT HOOD, Tx. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers with the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion and Detachment 1, D Company, 2-151st Aviation Regiment, provided aerial Medical Evacuation and Casualty Evacuation support for the 2022 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise (JEMX) hosted by the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical […]

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La. Guard participates in annual Disaster Response Exercise

Around The State, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / April 14, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held their annual statewide Disaster Response Exercise (DRX) April 6-9. The LANG partnered with state and local agencies to test and strengthen a combined response between the groups in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The commander

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Army Engineers join La. Guard’s disaster response exercise

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / April 9, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Regular Army Soldiers with the 46th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Polk in Leesville and the Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted a mission transfer of command as part of the

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La. Guard’s special disaster-response team trained, ready to respond

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / April 7, 2022

By Sgt. 1st. Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s special disaster-response team concluded three days of training with a culminating exercise at the Joint Emergency Services Training Center (JESTC) in Zachary, Apr. 5-7. The specialized Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) –

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La. Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing tests pre-deployment capabilities

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / March 17, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Ryan J. Sonnier, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – The 159th Fighter Wing, with Maj. Chris Raschke as the readiness exercise project officer, conducted a pre-deployment exercise to measure the wing’s readiness levels and proficiencies, March 10-12. “The exercise’s overall purpose is to test our ability to generate the

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‘Best Warriors’ compete to represent La. Guard at Regionals

Events, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / March 16, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top 17 Soldiers and Airmen from across the state competed in the 2022 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, March 8-11. The BWC is an annual event that tests Soldiers and noncommissioned officers (NCO)

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