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La. National Guard welcomes Bunkie unit home from Kuwait

By Spc. Cody Wolfgang Kellum, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS –The Louisiana National Guard welcomed home members of the 1086th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group at their armory in Bunkie, April 14. The 1086th, which has detachments in Vidalia and Ville Platte, deployed more than 160 Soldiers […]

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La. Guard’s cyber defense gets tested

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s cyber protection teams, in partnership with state and federal government officials, came together at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, to participate in a Vigilant Guard exercise to rehearse and demonstrate the capabilities of

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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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‘Give me something good to eat’

La. Guardsmen advance to national food service competition   By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone, Public Affairs Office   PINEVILLE, La. – “Top Chef” watch out. Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from Forward Support Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, are cooking up something good to eat.   The food service personnel sections from FSC competed in the Region

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