By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from the Army’s 797th Ordnance Company (EOD) and 79th Ordnance Battalion (EOD) from Fort Hood, Texas, have now destroyed all remnants of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) following the two large magazine burns conducted earlier this week at Camp Minden in Minden, […]
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The final big burn of 85,000 pounds of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) and 40,000 pounds of M6 propellant stored in magazine #2471 was successfully conducted today at 12 p.m., at the Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden in Minden. Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from the Army’s
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, LANG Public Affairs Specialist PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s state marksmanship program had 74 Soldiers and Airmen from around the state compete in the annual Adjutant General’s Marksmanship Match with hopes of making the Governor’s Twenty, at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Oct. 13-14. 1st Sgt. Tommy McGee of Columbia,
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By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – A long-serving Louisiana National Guard officer was honored for his distinguished service during a retirement ceremony witnessed by family, friends and fellow service members at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Aug. 6. Col. Douglas Mouton enlisted in the LANG in 1983, at age
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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – In an official ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) was deactivated. In the same ceremony, the 769th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade transformed
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