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Louisiana National Guard finishes third deployment at Texas border

Featured News, Missions, News Releases, Texas border / By Amber Oglesby / June 20, 2024

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard concluded its third rotation to support Operation Lone Star. OLS has helped reduce illegal border crossings along segments of the Texas border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott formally requested the Louisiana National Guard’s assistance for this operation in February 2024. […]

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La. Guard Soldiers awarded War Cross during ceremony

Awards, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / June 7, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 773rd Military Police Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, held a post-deployment awards ceremony in Alexandria, June 2. During the ceremony, more than 50 Soldiers received the LANG War Cross Medal. This medal

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La. Guard prepares with disaster response exercise

Around The State, Community Involvement, Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / April 23, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard collaborated with local and state agencies in an annual Disaster Response Exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and strengthen coordination between local, state, federal and non-governmental agencies, April 16-18. Across the State, there

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Louisiana National Guard graduates six new officers

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / April 18, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission six new officers from the Officer Candidate School at LANG Training Center Pineville, April 13. “Being a leader in the military is one of the

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La. Army Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete for honors

Events, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / April 16, 2024

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 17 Soldiers from across the State competed in the 2024 Best Warrior Competition at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Apr. 8-12. BWC is an annual event that tests Soldiers and noncommissioned officers on their

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La. National Guard Engineers prepare for deployment

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / April 12, 2024

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – More than 40 Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1021st Engineer Vertical Construction Company are conducting a two-week pre-mobilization training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville. This training, which focuses on sharpening skillsets and basic warrior skills common to

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