By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Air National Guardsmen from the 159th Fighter Wing, based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, partnered with Plaquemines Parish agencies to test and strengthen a combined response between the groups as part of an annual statewide Disaster Response […]
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By Spc. Danny Hough, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Department of the Air Force selected the 159th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to receive 18 new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. The new jets are slated to replace aging F-15C and F-15D jets that
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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top 18 Soldiers and Airmen from across the state competed in the 2023 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville and Camp Villere in Slidell, March 7-10. The BWC is an annual event that tests
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By Capt. Peter A. Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Fellow pilots and crew members were there to congratulate Col. Jonathan D. Mumme upon landing at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base NewOrleans, Louisiana, where he achieved the coveted 2,000 flight-hour milestone in the F-15C Eagle fighter jet, Feb. 9.
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By Tech. Sgt. Phuong Au, Louisiana Air National Guard Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. — The Louisiana National Guard’s (LANG) 159th Fighter Wing conducted a pre-deployment exercise to maintain deployment readiness at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans, Nov. 4-6. If a real deployment order is issued, the 159th is
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By Staff Sgt. Ryan J. Sonnier, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – The 159th Fighter Wing, with Maj. Chris Raschke as the readiness exercise project officer, conducted a pre-deployment exercise to measure the wing’s readiness levels and proficiencies, March 10-12. “The exercise’s overall purpose is to test our ability to generate the
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