By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted Vigilant Guard 2016, a federally funded exercise to prepare for all-hazards response and emergency operations, April 11-16. The exercise scenario tested the LANG’s response to a simulated Category 3 hurricane that made landfall on the Louisiana coast. “Vigilant Guard 2016 […]
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s cyber protection teams, in partnership with state and federal government officials, came together at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, to participate in a Vigilant Guard exercise to rehearse and demonstrate the capabilities of
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Large-scale disaster exercise including multiple state, federal agencies Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard will participate in Vigilant Guard 2016 with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to prepare for all-hazards response and emergency operations, April 10-16. Vigilant Guard is a federally funded exercise that
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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – In the midst of an emergency, Louisiana National Guardsmen are easily noticeable rescuing lives, and protecting homes and property. Behind the scenes, however, is the vital mission of supplying basic necessities to victims of natural disasters. The Louisiana National Guard’s Unified Logistics
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By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – More than 150 members of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing participated in Combat Archer 16-05 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22 – March 4. The 159th deployed 10 F-15 fighter jets for
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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment MONROE, La. – More than 15 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 1022nd Engineer Co. and the 844th Engineer Co. out of West Monroe, Louisiana, have been assembling emergency levee walls on the banks of the Ouachita River in Monroe, Louisiana, to protect the city from
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