By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, Louisiana – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 238 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 19. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to increase […]
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 155 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 18. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to increase
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – 1st Lt. Steven McCoppin, a 26-year old horizontal engineer with the 843rd Engineer Construction Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, recently completed the grueling 28-day Sapper Leader Course at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Nov. 1, 2019. The course for combat
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By: Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW IBERIA, Louisiana – Lafayette native Spc. Connor McGuffee, Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, dove head first into his military career by completing both the U.S. Army’s Airborne and Ranger School right after finishing basic
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PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Brian Smith, a 26-year-old graduate of the LANG’s Youth Challenge Program and a Soldier in 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, became an Army Ranger after he successfully completed U.S. Army Ranger School, Oct. 10, 2019. “An opportunity presented itself to go, so
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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted their 181st annual Pass-In-Review ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Dec. 8. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Joseph Barnett relinquished command of the
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