PINEVILLE, La. – Marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the Louisiana National Guard, family and friends bid farewell to approximately 170 Soldiers of the 1086th Transportation Company during a deployment ceremony at Louisiana College in Pineville, Sept. 11. Governor Jindal said, “Today, we send the 1086th Company off to Afghanistan. We send you off because […]
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By Sgt. Robin C. Perry Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. of Baton Rouge said farewell to the Louisiana National Guard and 33 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 9. “John is a great American, a
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By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office MINDEN, La. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers, Airmen, and local community leaders gathered at a ground-breaking ceremony for Camp Minden’s new $19 million Armed Forces Reserve Center, Sept. 7, which is the first LANG AFRC in north Louisiana. “Today is about partnership … partnership and
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PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment held a graduation ceremony to commission 33 new officers at Tioga High School in Ball, Aug. 27. Louisiana’s officer candidate school is designed to commission the future leaders of the Army National Guard. On August 3, the 199th Leadership Regiment was awarded the highest accreditation
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo Recruiting and Retention Command Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS The Louisiana National Guard received two new Judge Advocate General Corps officers when 1st Lts. Donald R. Cravins and Tavares A. Walker recited the oath of enlistment in Baton Rouge, July 8. JAG Corps officers investigate, prosecute and defend those
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo Recruiting and Retention Command Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS In partnership with the National Football League, the Louisiana National Guard sponsored the annual NFL High School Player Development 7-on-7 football tournament at the New Orleans Saints training facility, June 24. Nine high schools participated in the double elimination tournament
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