Louisiana

La. Guard command sergeant major inducted into hall of fame

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis J. Sapp was inducted into the Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, July 8. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former Louisiana […]

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159th Fighter Wing holds change of command ceremony

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Col. Jonathan D. Mumme relinquished command of the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) to Col. David M. Anderson in an official ceremony held at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, June 30. Anderson started his Air Force career in 2001

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La. Guard’s Cyber Team places 2nd at national exercise

By Staff Sgt. David Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 178th Cyber Protection Team placed second out of 36 teams during NetWars, the culminating event during Cyber Shield 2023 at the Army Guard Professional Education Center at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas,

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La. Guard delivers water during severe weather response

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard conducted response operations following severe weather that caused widespread power outages and water advisories across Northwest Louisiana over the past week; more than 200,000 citizens were affected by the outages. As with any response, the LANG was prepared to provide support

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La. Air National Guard opens new recruiting storefront

By Spc. Quinlan M. Creech, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its new recruiting storefront in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 10. This new LAANG recruiting location is anticipated to draw highly qualified applicants from the Baton Rouge metropolitan area

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La. National Guard holds honors family volunteers, groups

By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Service Member and Family Programs hosted their annual state family workshop and awards ceremony for the Soldier and Family Readiness Group volunteers in Baton Rouge, June 4. The weekend’s events included training, planning and recognition of key

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