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Brig. Gen. Keith Waddell, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, administers the oath of enlistment for Soldiers of the 527th Engineer Battalion, who are currently deployed to Kuwait in support of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

LANG Adjutant General visits Guardsmen, Tiger Brigade in Kuwait

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Erbil Air Base, Iraq – The Soldiers of Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Tiger Brigade, recently received a visit from the LANG’s Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Keith Waddell and Senior Enlisted Advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Ockman. The Tiger Brigade has been […]

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Louisiana National Guard Officer Candidate Savannah Baizar and Belize Defence Force Officer Candidate Renon Baizar meet each other for the first time during Officer Candidate School at Camp Beauregard, La, June 10, 2021. The two discovered they were second cousins by surprise and hope to build stronger family ties going forward. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo)

LANG candidates discovers mutual heritage at Officer Candidate School

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By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – Officer Candidate Savannah Baizar, a soldier with the Forward Support Company, 528th Engineer Battalion out of Monroe, La., grew up in Las Vegas. Officer Candidate Renon Baizar, a Belize Defence Force soldier, was raised in Punta Gorda, Belize. Until just a couple

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First female La. National Guard general retires after 38 years

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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Joanne F. Sheridan retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 38 years of military and state service during an official ceremony at the Adjutant General’s Office at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, June 18. Sheridan, a Leesville native, achieved

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La. Guard resumes annual aerial tree drop to fight erosion, help wildlife

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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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La. National Guard Assist in Placing Christmas Tree in The Marshlands

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Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the City of New Orleans by placing recycling Christmas trees into the marshlands, May 26, 2021. The trees will create a wave breaker and assist in rebuilding wetlands that have been washed away over time. (U. S. Army National Guard video

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La. Guard’s Military Police Company deploys to Middle East

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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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