Training

Lafayette Guardsman starts career with elite Army training

By: Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW IBERIA, Louisiana – Lafayette native Spc. Connor McGuffee, Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, dove head first into his military career by completing both the U.S. Army’s Airborne and Ranger School right after finishing basic […]

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La. Youth Challenge graduate completes Army Ranger School

PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Brian Smith, a 26-year-old graduate of the LANG’s Youth Challenge Program and a Soldier in 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, became an Army Ranger after he successfully completed U.S. Army Ranger School, Oct. 10, 2019. “An opportunity presented itself to go, so

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Be Aware of UXOs on Military Installations

When hunting on a military installation like Camp Beauregard, be aware of your surroundings. You may come across an unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO). Learn what to do if you come across one. Mark it and Report it. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Duncan Foote)

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La. Guard Tiger Brigade hone battle skills in training exercise

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team had over 3,400 Soldiers participate in a rotation at the U.S. Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk in Leesville during their annual training, May 30 – June 28. JRTC is

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West Monroe native wins All-Army Combatives Championship

By Spc. Megan Zander, Louisiana National Guard Recruiting and Retention NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsman Sgt. Dillon Fraley, of West Monroe, won the welterweight division of the 2019 Lacerda Cup, an All-Army combatives national championship at Fort Benning in Georgia, April 12. Fraley, a 24-year-old combatives instructor for the LANG’s Recruit Sustainment Program, trains

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