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La. Guardsman promoted to Assistant Adjutant General

Pinned with One-Star Rank during official ceremony By Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsman Rodney B. Painting, of Loranger, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, June 2. Painting will become the new assistant adjutant […]

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Former Louisiana Guard command sergeant major inducted into hall of fame

Louisiana National Guard Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the LANG, inducts Command Sgt. Maj. James H. Mays into the LANG Hall of Fame at Esler Field in Pineville, Louisiana, May 6, 2018. Mays retired in 2014, concluding his nearly 41-year military career. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

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Former Louisiana Guard command sergeant major inducted into hall of fame

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Retired Command Sgt. Maj. James H. Mays was inducted into the Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at Esler Field in Pineville, May 6. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former Louisiana Guardsmen who distinguished

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Bayou Militia welcomes new commander

By 1st. Lt. Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Col. Shawn M. Coco accepted command of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing from outgoing commander Col. Thomas P. Sostarics, Sunday, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans. The ceremony

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