By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Officer Candidate School at the 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) commissioned 16 new officers at the Camp Beauregard post theater in Pineville, Aug. 13. “Congratulations, I am very proud of each and every one of you, and I know […]
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) 225th Engineer Brigade and 769th Engineer Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, worked to complete multiple site projects in local communities across Louisiana for their annual training. The projects were a part of the innovative readiness training (IRT) , a
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By Spc. Quinlan M. Creech, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS –This summer, the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) is expanding their Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) by adding recycling drop-off containers at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. “We want to get everybody into making recycling a habit,” said John Frost, LANG solid waste and recycling
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By Spc. Quinlan M. Creech, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS –The Louisiana National Guard hosted the national children’s science technology academies reinforcing basic aviation space exploration program at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, July 11-15. Local fifth graders and children of Louisiana Guardsmen spent five days attending the educational, hands-on program learning about
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard ended its pandemic response operations after 27 months of operations, June 30. The LANG, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, activated Soldiers and Airmen to respond to the COVID outbreak in March 2020. The
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guard aircrew members participated in an eight-hour helicopter over-water survival training course at the Robert Training Center in Robert, Louisiana, June 24. This training is delivered by subject matter experts with Maersk Training. These instructors come from a military/aviation
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