Louisiana Army National Guard

Washington Artillery holds annual traditional ceremonies

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Dec. 1, and its 180th pass-in-review ceremony at Jackson Barracks, Dec. 2. These two ceremonies reflect […]

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La. Guard medics receive tactical combat medical training

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Ten medics with the Louisiana National Guard participated in the Army’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Dec. 1-2. The training is a 16-hour, two-day course created by the U.S. Department of Defense Committee on TC3 to teach

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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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