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La. National Guard hosts four Change of Command ceremonies

By LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS –The Louisiana National Guard hosted four Change of Command ceremonies last week, to include the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, Recruiting and Retention Command and the 159th Mission Support Group at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., March 13, 2021. The […]

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La. National Guard continues winter storm response efforts

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 1,200 Guardsmen supporting current and future operations following the winter storm last week, to include but not limited to: logistical support and water distribution, road

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La. National Guard assists with vaccine administration

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – More than 900 Louisiana National Guardsmen remain activated to assist with pandemic operations, to include helping administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the state, Feb. 9, 2021. Soldiers and airmen are assisting local health authorities by supporting vaccine sites across the state

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La. National Guard supports inauguration, returns home

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard responded to the District of Columbia National Guard’s request to send troops for assistance and within thirty-six hours from receiving their orders, 160 soldiers and airmen landed just outside of the D.C. area, Jan. 16. The DCNG requested additional

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Louisiana National Guard soldiers and airmen from throughout the state prep their gear and board planes in order to assist the District of Columbia National Guard to ensure a safe and secure presidential inauguration at the Alexandria Airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, Jan. 16, 2021. The National Guard Bureau requested support from guardsmen from across the states and territories to provide crowd management; traffic control in and around the Capitol, National Mall and White House; as well as communications, logistical, medical, and public affairs support. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

La. National Guard deploys troops to assist in Washington D.C.

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has sent approximately 174 soldiers and airmen to augment the District of Columbia National Guard to ensure a safe and secure presidential inauguration, Jan. 16. In the wake of

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La. Guard’s top enlisted leader retires, new leader assumes responsibility

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Command Sgt. Maj. Robert “Joey” Stiefvater retired and relinquished responsibility of the Louisiana National Guard as the senior enlisted leader to Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Ockman, Jr. during an official ceremony at the Camp Beauregard post theater in

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