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Louisiana Guard winds down Ida response

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard activated one hundred percent of its Soldiers and Airmen to respond to devastated communities around the state in the wake of Hurricane Ida’s destruction. At landfall, Ida’s sustained winds measured 150 miles per hour, tying Hurricane Laura […]

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Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade returns from deployment

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Nearly 2,000 Guardsmen from Louisiana and Alabama assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned home from a nearly year-long deployment over the last few weeks. The Tiger Brigade conducted base defense operations in the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command’s Operations Inherent

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Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade returns from deployment

NEW ORLEANS – Nearly 2,000 Louisiana National Guard (LANG) Soldiers assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned home from a nearly year-long mobilization over the last few weeks. The Tiger Brigade conducted base defense operations in the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command’s Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. Operating in

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National Guard neighbors help Louisiana rebuild after Ida

By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Every military service member understands that sacrifice and selfless service are part of the big picture before taking an oath to defend the U.S. After Hurricane Ida ripped through Louisiana Aug. 29, service members across the country packed their bags and

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Grand Isle levee under repair post Ida

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade is working non-stop to fill a breached levee in Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept. 28. Grand Isle is Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, with a little more than 1,000 occupants. The people there are no

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La. Guard commodities distribution continues after Ida

By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS — Behind every disaster response operation to help community members affected by Hurricane Ida stands the Unified Logistics Element (ULE), a Louisiana National Guard element that ensures vital commodities make their way to the communities who need them. “The system that we have

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