By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team held ceremonies and farewell events throughout the state from Nov. 10-18, before departing Louisiana. With units located throughout the state, approximately 2,000 guardsmen will deploy to the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command […]
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Soldiers with the 225th Engineer Brigade distribute MREs, water, ice and tarps at a point of distribution to the citizens of Grand Isle, La., Nov. 1, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt David Kirtland)
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard currently has over 1,260 soldiers and airmen providing assistance across the state to operations including COVID-19, Hurricanes Laura, Delta and most recently Zeta. Following initial rescue operations once a storm passes, the LANG focuses on recovery operations including engineer support, road clearance, and the set up and
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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Over the past two weeks, the nation has remembered both the 15-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the 19-year anniversary of the horrific attacks of 9/11, all while the state of Louisiana remains in the midst of two emergency
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In this latest guard minute Soldiers provide COVID19 testing at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans during a commodities distribution event to assist evacuated citizens from Hurricane Laura. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. David Kirtland)
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By: Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW IBERIA, Louisiana – Lafayette native Spc. Connor McGuffee, Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, dove head first into his military career by completing both the U.S. Army’s Airborne and Ranger School right after finishing basic
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