1-244th – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard aviation unit receives medal at post-deployment ceremony

Awards, Ceremony, Featured News, Missions, News Releases, Yellow Ribbon / By Amber Oglesby / August 6, 2024

By Spc Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, held a post-deployment awards ceremony at the Baton Rouge Marriott, August 4. More than 80 Soldiers from A, D and E Companies of the 1-244th AHB returned home from a recent deployment to […]

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La. Guard aviators restore marshland during annual Christmas Tree Drop

Around The State, Community Involvement, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / March 22, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, March 20. The

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La. Guard aviation unit holds deployment ceremony

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / December 5, 2023

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, bid farewell to family and friends during a departure ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, Louisiana, Dec. 2. “Although you may be

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