By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 565 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 24. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to […]
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – 1st Lt. Steven McCoppin, a 26-year old horizontal engineer with the 843rd Engineer Construction Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, recently completed the grueling 28-day Sapper Leader Course at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Nov. 1, 2019. The course for combat
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Friends, families and community members gathered to bid farewell to the Louisiana National Guard’s 832nd Engineer Detachment, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, during a deployment ceremony at the Carl F. Grant Civic Center in Plaquemine, July 31.
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Friends, families and community members gathered to bid farewell to the Louisiana National Guard’s 832nd Engineer Detachment, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, during a deployment ceremony at the Carl F. Grant Civic Center in Plaquemine, July 31. More than
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The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated with 48 federal, state and local partners from around the state in an annual disaster response exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action between various government and non-governmental agencies, April 5-7.
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By Spc. Cody Wolfgang Kellum, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated with 48 federal, state and local partners from around the state in an annual disaster response exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action
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