Louisiana Army National Guard

Suicide Awareness Month 2014

In recent years, the occurrence of suicide among Louisiana National Guardsmen has been of great concern to all members of the Louisiana National Guard family. To combat this threat, the adjutant general has called upon Soldiers, Airmen and their loved ones to educate themselves on the signs and risks of suicide. Today, suicide deaths have […]

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Louisiana Guardsman earns coveted Expert Infantryman Badge

By Sgt. Greg Stevens, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Representative CAMP NAVAJO, Ariz. – One Louisiana National Guardsman from the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team recently earned the esteemed Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Navajo in northern Arizona. Of the 135 that attempted, only six succeeded. Spc. Brian Smith with A Company, 2nd

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La. National Guard graduates new class of officers

PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment held a graduation ceremony to commission 18 new officers at Camp Beauregard Theatre in Pineville, Aug. 16. The mission of Louisiana’s Officer Candidate School is to train, mentor and commission the future leaders of the Army National Guard. The 199th Leadership Regiment has conducted an

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Louisiana Guardsmen in Belize: Train to survive, live to tell

By Staff Sgt. Denis B Ricou, State Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – A platoon of Louisiana National Guardsmen travelled to Belize for two weeks of unique jungle warfare training with the Belize Defence Force last month, which also focused on building relationships between service members from the two nations. “This platoon-level operation was

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La. Guard’s adjutant general inducted into Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame

  By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office ANGOLA, La – Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, was inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum, in Angola, La., July 25, 2014. The hall of fame was

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Youth ChalleNGe Program provides more than just discipline

La. National Guard graduates earn 1,158 college credit hours in 22 weeks By 1st Lt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The partnership between the Louisiana National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program and Bossier Parish Community College, allowing cadets to receive credit for college classes taken during their enrollment at YCP,

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