By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The year 2020 has been an unprecedented year for the Louisiana National Guard. Between COVID response efforts, the busiest hurricane season since 2005 and a series of deployments, the LANG supported the longest emergency response effort in the state’s history. In January, the […]
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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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Marksmen from across the state descended onto Camp Beauregard Nov. 18-21, 2020, to participate in the annual TAG Marksmanship Match. Soldiers and Airmen competed in 8 different events over three days to see who the top marksman for this year is. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard currently has over 1,260 soldiers and airmen providing assistance across the state to operations including COVID-19, Hurricanes Laura, Delta and most recently Zeta. Following initial rescue operations once a storm passes, the LANG focuses on recovery operations including engineer support, road clearance, and the set up and
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HLS 202ES-567 2020 Second Extraordinary Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 35 BY REPRESENTATIVES CHARLES OWEN AND COX COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana National Guard on its service in 2020 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Louisiana National Guard for its hard work, commitment, selfless dedication, and lifesaving efforts throughout 2020. WHEREAS, during this tumultuous year, the
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, State Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – I’ve been a military journalist for over fifteen years, and in that time, I’ve covered a wide range of events both domestically and overseas. My first memory of a hurricane was Katrina in 2005. I was in Korea at the time on active
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