Missions

Local Guard unit sharpen skills at annual training

by 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs   HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from 3rdBattalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Lake Charles, La., are conducting annual training at Camp Shelby, Miss., May 31 – June 14.   The entire brigade traveled to Camp Shelby to give the […]

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Guardsmen learn critical suicide prevention skills

By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker Louisiana National Guard Reintegration Office   NEW ORLEANS – Members of the 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, learned how to respond effectively and compassionately to a fellow Soldier, friend or family member who might be considering suicide at special training, May 29-30.   This training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills

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La. Air National Guard conducts Operation Coronet Blue exercise

Bayou Militia deploys 700 Airmen to Mississippi for annual training   By Air Force 2nd Lt Larissa Lambert 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office   More than 700 Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing completed annual training at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., June 6. This is the

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La. Guard participates in annual disaster response exercise

Coordinating agencies conduct joint training throughout state By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard participated in the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness training exercises to test disaster response capabilities of multiple state, local and federal agencies at the Naval Air Station in Belle

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La. National Guard completes Winter Storm Leon mission

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard has completed their 3-day mission of assisting DOTD during Winter Storm Leon, today, and will begin deactivating the approximately 450 Guardsmen called up so that they can reset and be ready to respond to any future emergency operations.   Working day and night in communities impacted by

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La. National Guard continues to work day, night during Leon

    By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou, Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen continue to respond to Winter Storm Leon today after Governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency, Jan. 27, and authorized the mobilization of 450 Louisiana National Guardsmen to state active duty to respond to Winter Storm

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