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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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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By 2nd Lt Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office KENNER, La. – Airmen from the 159th Security Forces Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, returned home from a five-month deployment during a welcome-home event in New Orleans, La., Aug 7. The Airmen were greeted by family, friends and co-workers when they arrived at
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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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By Air Force 2nd Lt. Hampton Obier 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing just concluded their two-week Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) with the 43rd Fighter Squadron, based in Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base (NAS
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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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