Louisiana Air National Guard

La. Air National Guard senior leader retires after 39 years

By Master Sgt. Toby Valadie, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. –Command Chief Master Sgt. Gerald G. Raynal Jr., senior enlisted advisor of the Louisiana Air National Guard, was honored with a retirement ceremony after serving more than 39 years in the U.S. Air Force at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New […]

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159 FW Holds Retirement Ceremony for Brig. Gen. Schneider

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard held a retirement ceremony for Brig. Gen. Peter R. Schneider, the assistant adjutant general of the LA ANG, who officially retired in 2020 after 36 years of military service, at the 159th Fighter Wing on Naval

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La. National Guard holds annual Command and Staff Conference

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office  NEW ORLEANS – As part of its ongoing mission to ensure Louisiana’s National Guard service members are trained, ready and equipped to responded to any mission, foreign or domestic, the Louisiana National Guard held its annual Command and Staff conference at LANG Training

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La. Guard strength and retention among the best nationally across Army and Air

By: Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La.– The Louisiana National Guard ended the fiscal year fifth in the nation on the National Guard Bureau’s Health Strength Index Report out of 54 states and territories. “As an organization our focus is readiness, deploy and redeploy, all hazard response

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159th Fighter Wing Completed Annual Training at Gulfport CRTC

GULFPORT, Miss. – Approximately 700 Airmen with the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing participated in annual training, Aug 7-11, at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss. The CRTC offers a unique training opportunity to simulate a deployed environment where Airmen experience combat conditions, high operational tempo and improve their technical skills.

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Louisiana National Guard aviation unit holds departure ceremony

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment bid farewell to family and friends during a departure ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, Louisiana, on Aug. 6. More than 80 Soldiers from

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