CONTACT INFORMATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION

LOUISIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD (LA ARNG):

J1 Records Management Branch

Attn:  NGLA-PEP-R

Building 496 3rd Street

Camp Beauregard

Pineville, LA 71360

Phone: (318) 290-5074 / 5672 / 5569

Email: [email protected]

Hours of Operation: Open Tuesday – Friday from 0800 – 1700, Closed Mondays

LOUISIANA AIR NATIONAL GUARD (LA ANG):

Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) – New Orleans – LAANG

Building 149 Room 117

400 Russell Avenue Box 27

New Orleans, LA 70143-0027

Phone: (504) 391-8315

Fax: (504) 391-8301

Email: [email protected]

Hours of Operation: Open Tuesday – Friday from 0800 – 1700, Closed Mondays

RECORDS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

Records Management Branch is committed to delivering timely, accurate, and professional personnel records support to Soldiers, Airmen, Veterans, and their Families of the Louisiana National Guard. Our mission is to preserve, maintain, and provide access to military personnel records while ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations, safeguarding sensitive information, and supporting readiness, benefits, and lifelong service documentation. Through responsive customer service and disciplined records stewardship, we uphold the integrity of the force and honor the service of those who serve our state and nation.

ACCESSING OR REQUESTING YOUR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE DOCUMENTS (ARMY)

For Current Service Members: Via the Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS) at iPERMS (CAC required). This is the preferred method for accessing your record.

For Retirees, Discharged or Deceased Service Members (Enlisted and Officer 10/01/2004 – Current):

Via the Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS) at iPERMS, DS Logon (Premium Access account required). This is the preferred method for accessing your record. To request a DS Logon account, click here: DS Logon Registration. For DS Logon customer service support, contact: 800-368-3665.

OTHER CONTACTS FOR ARMY RECORDS

U.S. Army Human Resources Command

ATTN:  AHRC-PDR-H

1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Department 420

Ft Knox, KY 40122-5402

HRC

email: ASK HRC

1-888-ARMYHRC (1-888-276-9472)

National Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records)

1 Archives Drive

St Louis, MO 63138-1002

www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs

Enlisted – 11/01/1912 – 09/30/2004

Officer   – 07/01/1917- 09/30/2004

National Archives and Records Administration

Research Services (RDT1R)

700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20408-001

National Archives

Enlisted – Before 11/01/1912

Officer – Before 07/01/1917

ADDITIONAL METHODS AND INFORMATION TO RETRIEVE RECORDS (SF180 EXCERPT)

Army and Air Force service records are described in the chart below. For each category there is a code number which indicates

the address at the bottom of the page to which this request should be sent.

ADDRESS LIST OF CUSTODIANS and SELF-SERVICE WEBSITES (BY CODE NUMBERS SHOWN ABOVE) TO SUBMIT THE SF 180

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Veterans or retirees separated from the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard before October 1, 2002, should submit a SF180 to the appropriate location listed on page 3 of the SF180.

The next of kin of a deceased veteran is not authorized to electronically access the Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR)/Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).  A SF180 should be submitted to the appropriate location listed on page 3 of the SF180.

Federal law [5 USC 552a (b)] requires that all requests for records and information be submitted in writing.  Each request must be signed (in cursive) and dated (within the past year).

The National Archives Records Administration’s National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO, is the repository for U.S. Army military records stored in paper copy/microfiche format. These records primarily pertain to personnel who were discharged, retired or deceased while in service before October 1, 2002.

In 1992, the United States Army began converting military personnel records from paper/micro-fiche format to an electronic record – eventually stored in the interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS).  On April 1, 1996, all U.S. Army components (Active, Reserve and National Guard) began the migration to managing military personnel records electronically in iPERMS.

From April 1, 1996, to September 30, 2002, the U.S. Army phased out paper copy/microfiche military personnel records. During this period, the volume of military records transferred to the NPRC declined.  The NPRC can provide copies of your electronic or paper copy/microfiche Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR) documents, if you were discharged or retired during this period.

On October 1, 2002, the U.S. Army ceased transfer of paper copy/microfiche records to the NPRC.  iPERMS was designated the official repository for Army military personnel records. The electronic AMHRR will store records for 62 years after a Soldier is discharged, retired or deceased while in service. The U.S. Army will transfer the AMHRR to the NPRC for permanent storage after expiration of the 62-year period.