PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Brian Smith, a 26-year-old graduate of the LANG’s Youth Challenge Program and a Soldier in 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, became an Army Ranger after he successfully completed U.S. Army Ranger School, Oct. 10, 2019. “An opportunity presented itself to go, so […]
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By Spc. Megan Zander, Recruiting and Retention Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Nappier, of West Monroe, was the first Louisiana Army National Guard noncommissioned officer to graduate from the United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Dec. 12, 2018. Nappier explained that one of the highest
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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office HAMMOND, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment held deployment ceremonies at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond and at Esler Field in Pineville, Feb. 16. More than 70 Guardsmen with the unit are scheduled
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Over 3,000 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participated in eXportable Combat Training Capability at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, July 14 – Aug. 3. XCTC is a National Guard program used to provide a similar experience
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By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ROADS, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as Iron Horse, unveiled a memorial dedicated to Sgt. Christopher Ramsey, Sgt. Michael Evans, Sgt. David Murray and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Reed at their
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By Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involving the Army’s newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopters during Task Force Bon Voizen – New Horizons Haiti 2011 from April through June. The new aircraft performed medical evacuations,
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