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Louisiana National Guard Officer Candidate Savannah Baizar and Belize Defence Force Officer Candidate Renon Baizar meet each other for the first time during Officer Candidate School at Camp Beauregard, La, June 10, 2021. The two discovered they were second cousins by surprise and hope to build stronger family ties going forward. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo)

LANG candidates discovers mutual heritage at Officer Candidate School

By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – Officer Candidate Savannah Baizar, a soldier with the Forward Support Company, 528th Engineer Battalion out of Monroe, La., grew up in Las Vegas. Officer Candidate Renon Baizar, a Belize Defence Force soldier, was raised in Punta Gorda, Belize. Until just a couple […]

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First female La. National Guard general retires after 38 years

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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Joanne F. Sheridan retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 38 years of military and state service during an official ceremony at the Adjutant General’s Office at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, June 18. Sheridan, a Leesville native, achieved

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159th Maintenance Group crew chiefs inspect an F-15C in preparation for takeoff at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga., June 9, 2021. Six Louisiana Air National Guard F-15s deployed to the ADC to participate in dissimilar aircraft training which allows pilots to hone their tactical skills with other combat airframes. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell)

Airmen maintain readiness at Air Dominance Center

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By: Staff Sgt. Ryan J. Sonnier, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office SAVANNAH, Ga. – 159th Fighter Wing Airmen from across Louisiana gathered at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga., for their annual training, June 6 – 11. “Annual training allows us to network within our unit and across the organization to build long-term

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La. Guard resumes annual aerial tree drop to fight erosion, help wildlife

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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East, May 26. During the operation, LANG aviators hooked up and

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La. National Guard Assist in Placing Christmas Tree in The Marshlands

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Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the City of New Orleans by placing recycling Christmas trees into the marshlands, May 26, 2021. The trees will create a wave breaker and assist in rebuilding wetlands that have been washed away over time. (U. S. Army National Guard video

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La. National Guardsmen respond to May flooding event

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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, responded to flooding throughout the state following multiple days of steady rainfall since May 18. At the height of the response, the LANG had 393 guardsmen activated to support

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