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La. National Guard’s ‘Tigator’ battalion welcomes new commander

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / February 6, 2024

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La – The Louisiana National Guard’s 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team welcomed Lt. Col. Michael Bendich III as their new commander during an official change of command ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, Feb. 4. […]

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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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La. National Guard Training Center Pineville hosts housing ribbon cutting

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / November 30, 2023

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS —Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, Louisiana National Guard leadership and local community leaders convened for an official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of LANG’s Low to Moderate

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Louisiana Guard appoints new command chief warrant officer

Ceremony, Command, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / February 24, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard officially welcomed Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robin Williams as the state’s eighth command chief warrant officer during a change of responsibility ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb. 23. Williams assumed the position from Chief Warrant

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Louisiana National Guard welcomes new military judge

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / August 19, 2020

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Lt. Col. Steven B. Sumbler was officially robed as the Louisiana National Guard’s military judge during an investiture ceremony at the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate Courtroom in New Orleans, Aug. 15, 2020. Sumbler, a resident of Oakdale, La., is

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Louisiana National Guard aviators to deploy to Middle East

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / February 16, 2019

By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office HAMMOND, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment held deployment ceremonies at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond and at Esler Field in Pineville, Feb. 16. More than 70 Guardsmen with the unit are scheduled

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