By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Lt. Col. Joseph Carey relinquished command of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Lt. Col. John Waller during an official change of command ceremony at the unit’s headquarters, “Fort Humbug,” in […]
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By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – At the direction of the Governor Jeff Landry, Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, adjutant general of Louisiana, has ordered the mobilization and deployment of over 500 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers to Florida through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact as Hurricane Milton
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NEW ORLEANS – Continuing the request from the State of Texas and with the approval of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, the Louisiana National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, mobilized 50 Soldiers to the Texas border in support of Operation Lone Star to replace the original 50 that arrived in
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By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group partnered with the Louisiana State Police on Sept. 25 to conduct aerial training on the effective use of bambi buckets for firefighting. The training, held at the Joint Emergency Services
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By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. — Around 20 Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 214th Engineering Installation Squadron were honored in a deployment ceremony held at Belle Chasse Academy at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Sept. 7. The 214th EIS is responsible
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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – At the direction of the Governor, the Louisiana National Guard has more than 2,300 Guardsmen ready to support current and future operations ahead of Hurricane Francine’s landfall today, Sept. 11, to include but not limited to:
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