Shreveport’s 256th National Guard unit conducts annual Spur Ride By 1st Lt. Angela K. Fry, Unit Public Affairs Representative SHREVEPORT, La. – Select Troopers from the 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, headquartered in Shreveport, completed a historic journey at Camp Minden, June 14. More than 40 Troopers completed the fifth annual Cavalry Spur Ride at […]
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By Sgt. Rashawn Price 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted their annual live-fire training at Camp Shelby, Miss., to polish skills necessary for mortar firing, June 13. The training includes coordinates acquisition, communication between the mortar team
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By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office MINDEN, La. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers at Camp Minden, in conjunction with the Webster Parish Sherriff’s Office, took part in an annual anti-terrorism drill, May 16, which was evaluated by the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The goal of the exercise
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By Sgt. Rashawn D. Price 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – After more than 198,000 hours of training, Louisiana National Guardsmen in the state’s special disaster response team completed the final evaluation exercise to be certified by the Department of Defense at the Camp Beauregard Range Complex in Pineville, April 16-20. The LANG’s
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Louisiana Guardsmen support community, fundraise for cancer cure By 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE – Members of the Louisiana National Guard spent the day raising money and awareness for cancer research, honoring those who have lost their lives and advocating for fellow Guardsmen during the 16th annual Susan G. Komen Baton
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Winners to compete next at state level By Cadet Leah McPeek 256th IBCT Public Affairs Representative LAFAYETTE, La.—The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team held their Best Warrior Competition in Lafayette, March 3, where 12 Soldiers representing all the battalions from the brigade competed. Each battalion chose an enlisted Soldier and a
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