By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Every military service member understands that sacrifice and selfless service are part of the big picture before taking an oath to defend the U.S. After Hurricane Ida ripped through Louisiana Aug. 29, service members across the country packed their bags and […]
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By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Ida blew ashore Aug. 29th, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees and devastated the Gulf Coast. Ida made landfall as a category four hurricane near Port Fourchon, La. At landfall, sustained winds measured 150
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By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard staged assets to respond to Tropical Storm Nicholas while continuing statewide emergency operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Sept. 13. There are currently over 5,000 Louisiana Guardsmen protecting lives and property, maintaining communications, and ensuring the
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s G Company 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, as part of Task Force Dragon while deployed to Afghanistan, was awarded the Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award – Combat Category on Sept. 11, 2020. The award recognizes the
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, May 26. During the operation, LANG aviators hooked up and
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 239th Military Police Company held a deployment ceremony at the Gillis W. Long Center’s post theater in Carville, May 15, before departing Louisiana for Texas, May 17. Headquartered in Carville, more than 150 guardsmen are scheduled to deploy to the
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