Air National Guard – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard provides military sights, sounds and pageantry at inauguration

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / January 9, 2024

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Louisiana’s 57th governor, Gov. Jeffrey Martin Landry, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, on January 7, 2024. In attendance were Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux and […]

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La. Air National Guard hosts ribbon cutting ceremony for new Alert Facility

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / December 21, 2023

By Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Aerospace Control Alert facility located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, La., on Wednesday. The 39-million-dollar, 38,000 square

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La. Guard Holds Deployment Ceremony for 159 FW

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / December 6, 2023

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – Approximately 300 Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, were honored in a deployment ceremony held at Belle Chasse High School on Dec. 3. The 159 FW is deploying in support of the U.S Indo-Pacific Theater Security Package

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La. Air National Guard senior leader retires after 39 years

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases, Retirement / By Amber Oglesby / November 15, 2023

By Master Sgt. Toby Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. –Command Chief Master Sgt. Gerald G. Raynal Jr., senior enlisted advisor of the Louisiana Air National Guard, was honored with a retirement ceremony after serving more than 39 years in the U.S. Air Force at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New

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159 FW Holds Retirement Ceremony for Brig. Gen. Schneider

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / November 14, 2023

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard held a retirement ceremony for Brig. Gen. Peter R. Schneider, the assistant adjutant general of the LA ANG, who officially retired in 2020 after 36 years of military service, at the 159th Fighter Wing on Naval

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La. National Guard holds annual Command and Staff Conference

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / October 17, 2023

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – As part of its ongoing mission to ensure Louisiana’s National Guard service members are trained, ready and equipped to responded to any mission, foreign or domestic, the Louisiana National Guard held its annual Command and Staff conference at LANG Training

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