PINEVILLE, La. – Christmas came a day early for the Louisiana National Guard’s 1023rd Engineer Company, as they arrived home to eager friends and family at a welcome-home event at the Monroe Regional Airport – Century Link hangar, Dec. 24. More than 150 Soldiers with the 1023rd, headquartered in Bastrop with detachments in Monroe and […]
By Staff Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Nearly two dozen Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion renewed their enlistments during a visit by senior Guard leaders at locations around the state, Dec. 5. “We need Soldiers that are experienced and knowledgeable,” said Col.
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By Spc. Megan V. Zander, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced last week that all military jobs will be open to women. For the first time in U.S. military history, gender will no longer be a deciding factor or disqualification. The Army had already begun the process
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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard awarded State Senator Robert R. Adley with the Louisiana Distinguished Civilian Service Medal during a ceremony at the Louisiana State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, Dec. 2. “We wanted to present you with this
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By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment presented 14 instructors with the Basic Army Instructor Badge during a ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Nov. 19. The badge was created in 2013 as part of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System Instructor
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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BATON ROUGE, La. – More than 40 Louisiana National Guardsmen with the Cyber Defense Incident Response Team (CDIRT) took part in a two-day training event at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, Nov. 14-15. The team was created to respond to
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