By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guard (LANG) senior leaders held a conference to discuss lessons learned from past disaster responses at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, April 10. The purpose of the conference was to serve as an opportunity for past and current senior […]
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held their annual statewide Disaster Response Exercise (DRX) April 6-9. The LANG partnered with state and local agencies to test and strengthen a combined response between the groups in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The commander
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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Regular Army Soldiers with the 46th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Polk in Leesville and the Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted a mission transfer of command as part of the
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By Sgt. 1st. Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s special disaster-response team concluded three days of training with a culminating exercise at the Joint Emergency Services Training Center (JESTC) in Zachary, Apr. 5-7. The specialized Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) –
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission seven new officers at the Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, March 19. The newly commissioned second lieutenants received their oath of service
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its annual 3-day All-Hazards Coordination Workshop at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, March 15-17. The workshop is designed to improve the ability of attending states’ and territories’ National Guards to support their governors and citizens through coordinated aid
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