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La. Guard airmen receive first-hand look at Special Warfare Ops

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By Staff Sgt. Ryan J. Sonnier, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron and the 122nd Fighter Squadron held a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) recruiting event, April 10, at Camp Claiborne’s air-to-ground range near Alexandria, Louisiana. This event allows potential military and civilian […]

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Gov. John Bel Edwards Commendations

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COMMENDATION WHEREAS, the State Partnership Program (“SPP”) is a joint program of the United States Department of Defense and the individual states, including Louisiana, which links National Guard units of the various states with partner nations around the world for the purpose of supporting United States’ defense strategy objectives; and WHEREAS, the SPP has been

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Louisiana, Belize State Partnership Program marks 25 years

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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Defence Force mark the 25th anniversary of their State Partnership Program (SPP), April 23, 2021. The program links a unique component of the Department of Defense – a state’s National Guard – with the armed forces

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La. Guard general officer named as dual-status commander

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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Brig. Gen. Cindy Haygood, the assistant adjutant general – Army of the Louisiana National Guard, assumed the position of dual-status commander of the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last week. A dual-status commander is typically appointed in

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La. Air Guard promotes chief of staff to brigadier general

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By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Col. Sean F. Conroy of the Louisiana Air National Guard (LAANG) was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, April 11. Brig. Gen. Conroy is now the chief of staff at

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La. Guard participates in annual disaster response training

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By Sgt. Anna M. Churco, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard partnered with local and state agencies in an annual Disaster Response Exercise (DRX) designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action between various government agencies, April 6-10. The DRX included training on responding to natural

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