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

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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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Day by Day at Best Warrior Competition 2016

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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 12 Soldiers from across Louisiana were challenged to excel during the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, April 6-9. The winners, Staff Sgt. Caleb Guillory, a native of Pineville and member of the 239th Military Police Company and Spc. Caleb Gilmore, a native of

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La. Army Guard’s top Soldier, NCO excel in Best Warrior Competition

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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 12 Soldiers from across Louisiana were challenged to excel during the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, April 6-9. The winners, Staff Sgt. Caleb Guillory, a native of Pineville and member of the 239th

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La. Guard hosts Vigilant Guard 2016

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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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La. Guard’s cyber defense gets tested

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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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La. Guard to participate in Vigilant Guard 2016

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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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