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La. National Guard soldiers work alongside local communities

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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La. National Guard brings recycling to New Orleans base

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / August 3, 2022

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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Louisiana National Guard hosts STEM Summer Camp

Community Involvement, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard / By Louisiana National Guard / July 19, 2022

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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La. National Guard ends two-year pandemic response efforts

COVID-19, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / June 30, 2022

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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La. Guard conducts helicopter over-water survival training

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / June 28, 2022

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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La. Guard’s military police company honored after deployment

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Yellow Ribbon / By Amber Oglesby / June 28, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – More than 150 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 239th Military Police Company were honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an official ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 26. “I want to thank

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