La. National Guard honors a servant to state, country

By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – A long-serving Louisiana National Guard officer was honored for his distinguished service during a retirement ceremony witnessed by family, friends and fellow service members at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Aug. 6. Col. Douglas Mouton enlisted in the LANG in 1983, at age

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Camp Minden update: Clean Burning Ignitor combusted

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – An explosive incident occurred at Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden in Minden, this morning at approximately 5 a.m., Sept. 29. The Louisiana State Police’s hazmat team determined that Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) auto-ignited in the earth covered bunker it was stored in. The bunker was destroyed.

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Explosion at Camp Minden, no reported injuries

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – An explosive incident occurred at Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden in Minden, this morning at approximately 5 a.m., Sept. 29. Explosive Service International, who is responsible for the destruction of all 15 million pounds of M6 and was running 24-hour operations, has confirmed they have no

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La. Guard’s infantry brigade gains engineer assets

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – In an official ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) was deactivated. In the same ceremony, the 769th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade transformed

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