Louisiana Army National Guard

2019 1-141st FA Pass-In-Review and Wreath Laying

1-141 Field Artillery Battalion (Washington Artillery) held their 181st Pass-In-Review ceremony this weekend at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. They also laid a wreath at the Washington Artillery Monument to honor those who have served before and sacrificed their lives for the defense of our great nation. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Duncan […]

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La. National Guard sergeant major retires after 29 years

By the Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. Maj. John Bonin retired from the Louisiana National Guard in an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 7. His family, friends and peers flooded the grounds in front of Fleming Hall to commemorate the culmination of his 29 years of

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Louisiana National Guard aviators to deploy to Afghanistan

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers with G Company and D Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, hold a deployment ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Field in Pineville, Louisiana, Sept. 6, 2019. The 2-238th is sending more than 50 Guardsmen, including two father-son teams and one married couple, to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army

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Plaquemine National Guard unit deploys to Iraq

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Friends, families and community members gathered to bid farewell to the Louisiana National Guard’s 832nd Engineer Detachment, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, during a deployment ceremony at the Carl F. Grant Civic Center in Plaquemine, July 31. More than

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La. Guard, local agencies practice disaster readiness

By Spc. Cody Wolfgang Kellum, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated with 48 federal, state and local partners from around the state in an annual disaster response exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action

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