Louisiana Army National Guard

Active Shooter Training at Jackson Barracks

Louisiana National Guard Force Protection officers conducted an active shooter exercise with New Orleans Police Department SWAT and other local agencies Nov. 15, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. The purpose of the exercise was to help officers to move as team and add new techniques to their tool box. (Army National Guard video by Spec. Duncan […]

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La. Guard better prepares future leaders with revamped course

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s Multi-component Cadre Basic Leader Course (BLC) at Camp Cook in Ball implemented a new course curriculum at the end of the summer. The BLC revamp is part of the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer 2020 initiative released by the

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Alexandria native takes command of New Orleans based unit

By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Col. Stuart N. Burruss, of New Orleans, relinquished command of the Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group to Lt. Col. Willus B. Hall, an Alexandria-born Guardsman, in an official change of command ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, November 4. “To

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Louisiana Guard intelligence unit welcomes new commander

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 415th Military Intelligence Battalion welcomed Lt. Col. Thelma R. Piper as their new commander during an official change of command ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Oct. 14. Piper replaced Lt. Col. Bobby J. Lee Jr., who has

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La. Guard Soldiers, Airmen aim for top marksmanship honors

Air Guardsman becomes first female in state to make Governor’s Twenty By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen from around the state gathered at Camp Beauregard in Pineville for the annual The Adjutant General’s Match, Oct. 11-12. The 66 Soldiers and Airmen put

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