By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office PLOVDIV, Bulgaria – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing from Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., is participating in a bilateral Flying Training Deployment with the Bulgarian Air Force at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, April 16 – May […]
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard participated in a statewide disaster response exercise (DRX) designed to test the capabilities of various local, state and federal agencies, April 18, 2015. The exercise, organized by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, involved training missions
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Louisiana prepares for hurricane season By Air Force 1st. Lt. Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard is hosting a joint aeromedical evacuation exercise, Ultimate Caduceus 2015, at the Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, April 16-18. Ultimate Caduceus 2015 is a
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By Pfc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – April is Month of the Military Child, a month to encourage community awareness and support of military children, and, on April 15, people were urged to wear purple in recognition of the sacrifices and challenges of children of service members in the
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and New Orleans officials participated in the annual Christmas Tree Drop in Bayou Sauvage in eastern New Orleans, April 2, 2015. Recycled Christmas trees are used to establish a wave break in the Bayou Sauvage
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the community of Hammond, came together to honor fallen Soldier Staff Sgt. Lance J. Bergeron of Thibodaux, during funeral services at the Woodland Park Baptist Church, March 30. Bergeron and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment died in
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