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Soldiers from the 139th Regional Support Group compete for best warrior honors

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By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group competed in the RSG’s Best Warrior Competition at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville in Pineville, Louisiana, January 25-28. The four-day competition is an annual event that tests […]

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La. National Guard chaplains sharpen skills during annual sustainment training at Gillis W. Long Center

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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard chaplains from across the State attended their annual sustainment training at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., Jan. 19. “Just like medics and judge advocates have to conduct training for continuing education,

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LANG engineers assist 101st Airborne with mission

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By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from the 830th Engineer Detachment, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade in Monroe, Louisiana, provided engineer support for the Fort Campbell, Kentucky based 101st Airborne Division on January 10, 2023. “The 101st are conducting

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La. Guard pays it forward while helping one of their own

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Since 1970, January has been recognized as National Blood Donor Month, and the Louisiana Army National Guard is stepping up with multiple replenishment drives for one of their own, a LAARNG Soldier who was recently diagnosed with Acute Promyeloid Leukemia. Two

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La. Guard provides military sights, sounds and pageantry at inauguration

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By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Louisiana’s 57th governor, Gov. Jeffrey Martin Landry, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, on January 7, 2024. In attendance were Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux and

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La. Air National Guard hosts ribbon cutting ceremony for new Alert Facility

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By Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – The 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Aerospace Control Alert facility located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, La., on Wednesday. The 39-million-dollar, 38,000 square

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