Louisiana Army National Guard

La. Guard units expand communication capabilities 

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the 225th Engineer Brigade, 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Detachment 38, Operational Support Airlift were tasked with receiving new radio equipment and training on behalf of their units at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center […]

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La. Guard strengthens disaster response skills in structural collapse training

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS. – Spc. Amy Brignac, a member of the Louisiana National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package with the 239th Military Police Company, 61st Troop Command, participated in a five-day Technician-Level Structural Collapse Training Course in St. Francisville,

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La. Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducts pre-mobilization training

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Approximately 600 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) conducted a two-week pre-mobilization annual training at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, concluding on February 10, 2025. The training focused on addressing outstanding issues, conducting essential exercises,

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La. Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion holds change of command and responsibility ceremony

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs OfficeNEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion held a change of command and responsibility ceremony at its armory in Bogalusa, Louisiana, Jan. 26. The event recognized the transition of leadership from Lt. Col. Demetrius Treadway to Lt. Col. Heather Englehart and

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La. Guard museums encourage public visits with improved accessibility

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office  PINEVILLE, La. — The Louisiana National Guard’s museums, including the Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History & Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, are open to the public and actively encouraging visitors to explore the rich history of Louisiana Citizen Soldiers who “Protect

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La. Guard Soldiers increase lethality with grenadier sighting systems

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs OfficePINEVILLE, La. — Soldiers with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team received Grenadier Sighting Systems and training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Jan. 14-15.The new system enhances accuracy for grenade launchers, featuring an expanded and illuminated reticle, a nighttime-capable Organic Light Emitting Diode

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