Louisiana, New Mexico Air Guards train together in Guam

By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) conducted a joint annual training at the Pacific Regional Training -Center, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with the New Mexico Air National Guard’s 150th SFS May 31 […]

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Louisiana National Guard’s Engineers welcome new leader

First female to command the 225th Engineer Brigade By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Col. Cindy Haygood, a native of Leesville, took command of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade from Col. Rodney Painting of Amite during an official ceremony at Esler Air Field in Pineville,

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La. Guard promotes Mandeville native to major general

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment [metaslider id=9023]  NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard promoted a general officer to the rank of major general during an official pinning ceremony at the Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks, in New Orleans, May 15. Barry D.

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139th Regional Support Group welcomes new commander

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group welcomed Col. Mark Howard as their new commander during an official change of command ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, May 15. Howard, a Baton Rouge native, assumed command from Col. Cindy

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La. Guard promotes two officers to brigadier general

By Sgt Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard promoted two officers to the rank of brigadier general during two ceremonies at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, May 6. The Louisiana Air National Guard’s Pete Schneider of Metairie, and Louisiana Army National Guard’s Lee Hopkins of St.

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La. National Guard, East Jefferson General Hospital practice patient evacuation

By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Louisiana National Guard METAIRIE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard and the East Jefferson General Hospital practiced an aeromedical evacuation using role players acting as patients as part of the Vigilant Guard 2016 exercise in Metairie, April 15. Vigilant Guard is a federally funded exercise to

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