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Historic Washington Artillery holds annual ceremonies

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, also known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie cemetery, Dec. 3, and its 184th annual Pass-in-Review at Jackson Barracks, […]

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La. National Guard’s Tiger Brigade welcomes new commander

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s (LANG) 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) welcomed incoming commander Col. Jon Lloyd during an assumption of command ceremony at Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Dec. 3. “To our Soldiers and leaders that are in the gym

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Louisiana Guard Engineers participate in warfighter exercise

By 1st. Lieutenant Jamie Green, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade, headquartered in Pineville, participated in a warfighter exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 31 – Nov. 15. Warfighter is a simulation-driven, tactical command post-exercise designed to assess unit capabilities with computer simulation to

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Louisiana Guard’s Tiger Brigade tested in warfighter exercise

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s (LAARNG) 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, sent more than 100 Soldiers to participate in Warfighter Exercise 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Oct. 25 – Nov. 15. Warfighter exercises are designed to

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Shreveport Guardsman named top regional recruiter

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. Christian Knoll, a 24-year-old Louisiana Army National Guardsman (LAARNG) originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, was named the top National Guard recruiter in the Strength Maintenance Advisory Group for region five for fiscal year 2022. “We are extremely proud of Sgt. Knoll’s

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159th Fighter Wing showcases foreign, domestic capabilities

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) showed an advisor from Congressman Mike Johnson’s office capabilities of the 159th Fighter Wing, Nov. 9. Jules “Jay” Hurst, a defense fellow in the congressman’s staff, toured Wing facilities and met with key leaders at Camp

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