256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)

La. Guard’s Infantry hones combat skills during exercise

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Over 3,000 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participated in eXportable Combat Training Capability at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, July 14 – Aug. 3. XCTC is a National Guard program used to provide a similar experience

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Fallen New Roads Guardsmen immortalized with memorial

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ROADS, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as Iron Horse, unveiled a memorial dedicated to Sgt. Christopher Ramsey, Sgt. Michael Evans, Sgt. David Murray and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Reed at their

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Retired Louisiana Guard general honored for lifetime of military service

By Staff Sgt. Greg Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness honored retired Brig. Gen. Robert J. LeBlanc during a special ceremony at the 256th armory in Lafayette, April 14. Col. William Rachal, the

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Retired La. Guard Brig. Gen. LeBlanc honored for lifetime of military service

The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness honored retired Brig. Gen. Robert J. LeBlanc during a special ceremony at the 256th armory in Lafayette, April 14.(U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Duncan Foote)

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