US Air Force

La. Guard general again named as dual-status commander

Active-duty airmen assisting in Monroe with COVID operations By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Brig. Gen. Cindy Haygood, the Louisiana National Guard’s assistant adjutant general – Army, assumed the position of dual-status commander of Task Force 51 in Monroe, Louisiana, last week. A dual-status commander is typically appointed […]

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La. Air National Guard senior leader retires after 25 years

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Command Chief Master Sgt. Allan C. Floyd, the sixth senior enlisted advisor of the Louisiana Air National Guard (LAANG), retired during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb. 6. “Chief Floyd is what we call a battlefield Airman.

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State-of-the-art cyber training facility opens in Baton Rouge

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Stephenson Technologies Corporation (STC) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Joint Cyber Range and Training Center on the Water Campus in Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 1, 2022. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the current and

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La. Guard medics hone skills during cadaver lab

First National Guard program to host medical cadaver training on NG post By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s combat medic (68W) sustainment program recently held a cadaver training lab for combat medics and medical personnel at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Jan. 21. Sgt.

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La. Guardsman talks about COVID fight through Omicron

By Maj. Patrick O’Brien Boling, Louisiana National Guard Task Force COVID CARVILLE, La. – At the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard (LANG), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), continued to

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La. Guard’s Air Traffic Control Squadron continues excellence

By Warrant Officer 1 Thea James PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 259th Air Traffic Control Squadron (ATCS) located at England Airpark, Alexandria, Louisiana, provides rapid deployment, operation and maintenance of air traffic control and landing systems to ensure safe, efficient flying operations in both deployed and non-deployed environments. Since being commissioned by

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