By Spc. Joseph Barber, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – Pvt. Gabriel Keshawn Cole, a new Louisiana National Guard infantryman serving in C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, completed Ranger school earlier this month. Cole, from Bossier City, Louisiana, was raised in a military family. His father […]
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held their annual statewide Disaster Response Exercise at locations across the state, April 17-23. The LANG partnered with state and local agencies to test and strengthen a combined response in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard will redesignate Camp Beauregard, its main training installation, as the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville later this year, April 17. In March 2023, the LANG stated that six names were provided to the adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, for his
By 1st Lt. Jamie M. Green, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion (RRB) hosted the National Guard Bureau’s annual Director’s Strength Maintenance Awards Conference (DSMAC) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, Mar. 23. “LANG’s selection to host the DSMAC allowed us
By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade began demolishing the old American Legion Gautreau-Williams Post 81 building in Gonzales on March 1. This project was an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project and was
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By Capt. Peter A. Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted representatives from multiple Haitian national response organizations for a Search and Rescue Operations Planning Exchange at various National Guard installations across southern Louisiana, March 20-24. The Haitian delegation in attendance included officials from the General Directorate
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