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La. Guardsmen assist in NATO global training in Germany

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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 30 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion spent their annual training in support of Operation Austere Challenge in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 10-24. The two, two-week training periods involved Guardsmen providing security to three access control points, […]

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1 in 100 Million – Maj. William Saint, 62nd WMD Civil Support Team

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For the month of May 2015, the 1 in One Hundred Million series speaks with Major William Saint of the 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team for the Louisiana National Guard. Kronos, Incorporated began their website, 1in100million.com, as a site devoted to sharing the personal stories of the people who do the many

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La. National Guard demonstrates disaster readiness

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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard participated in a statewide disaster response exercise (DRX) designed to test the capabilities of various local, state and federal agencies, April 18, 2015. The exercise, organized by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, involved training missions

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“Purple up!” for children of the Louisiana National Guard

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By Pfc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – April is Month of the Military Child, a month to encourage community awareness and support of military children, and, on April 15, people were urged to wear purple in recognition of the sacrifices and challenges of children of service members in the

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La. National Guard conducts Christmas Tree Drop in Bayou

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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and New Orleans officials participated in the annual Christmas Tree Drop in Bayou Sauvage in eastern New Orleans, April 2, 2015. Recycled Christmas trees are used to establish a wave break in the Bayou Sauvage

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La. National Guard, Community honors fallen Thibodaux native

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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the community of Hammond, came together to honor fallen Soldier Staff Sgt. Lance J. Bergeron of Thibodaux, during funeral services at the Woodland Park Baptist Church, March 30. Bergeron and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment died in

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