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Active Shooter Training at Jackson Barracks

Louisiana National Guard Force Protection officers conducted an active shooter exercise with New Orleans Police Department SWAT and other local agencies Nov. 15, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. The purpose of the exercise was to help officers to move as team and add new techniques to their tool box. (Army National Guard video by Spec. Duncan […]

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La. Guard better prepares future leaders with revamped course

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s Multi-component Cadre Basic Leader Course (BLC) at Camp Cook in Ball implemented a new course curriculum at the end of the summer. The BLC revamp is part of the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer 2020 initiative released by the

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La. Guard Soldiers, Airmen aim for top marksmanship honors

Air Guardsman becomes first female in state to make Governor’s Twenty By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen from around the state gathered at Camp Beauregard in Pineville for the annual The Adjutant General’s Match, Oct. 11-12. The 66 Soldiers and Airmen put

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TAG Match 2018

The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen from around the state gathered at Camp Beauregard in Pineville for the annual The Adjutant General’s Match, Oct. 11-12. The 66 Soldiers and Airmen put their skills and training to the test, with the state’s top 20 shooters earning a spot on the Governor’s Twenty. Out of the 66

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La. Guard selects top recruiter and section chief of the year

By Spc. Megan V. Zander, Louisiana National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guard recruiters Sgt. James Lancon of Sulphur, and Master Sgt. Richard McSpaddin of Madisonville, were respectively chosen as the top recruiter and section chief of the year during the annual Recruiting and Retention Command’s selection board at Jackson

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National Guard unit returns to Louisiana from Iraq

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis and Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Family, friends, and fellow Guardsmen in the Louisiana National Guard welcomed home over a combined 80 Troops of the 139th Regional Support Group at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans and Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Aug. 22. The Guardsmen

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