By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsman Robert “Chad” Herndon was promoted to the rank of colonel during an official ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, April 7. Herndon, a native of Tupelo, Mississippi, and a graduate of Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Louisiana, […]
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By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS– Joined by friends, family and colleagues, the Louisiana National Guard promoted Page M. Brooks, chaplain of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, to the rank of lieutenant colonel at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, April 7. “It’s always great to come together and recognize
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The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated with 48 federal, state and local partners from around the state in an annual disaster response exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action between various government and non-governmental agencies, April 5-7.
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By Spc. Cody Wolfgang Kellum, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated with 48 federal, state and local partners from around the state in an annual disaster response exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action
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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, March 28. During
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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – After spending three long weeks training for an upcoming deployment overseas, the Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 39th Military Police Company, 773rd MP Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group were ready to go home to their families and wind down with
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