La. Guardsmen help train, provide equipment By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Recruiting and Retention Command Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – Army ROTC cadets learned how to correctly operate and maneuver Zodiac inflatable boats provided by Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, near the Bonnet Carre Spillway in […]
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By Pfc. Joshua L. Barnett 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers with the Louisiana Army National Guard participated in the Louisiana Freedom Walk, Sept. 11, at Audubon Park in New Orleans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The 1.9-mile trek around Audubon Park, sponsored by Operation Homefront Louisiana, raised awareness of
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Guardsmen take MAC V Regional championship By 1st Lt. Angela K. Fry Louisiana Marksmanship Team Public Affairs Representative RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana National Guard marksmanship team ‘gunned down’ the competition at the annual MAC V Regional Marksmanship Championship in Hastings, Neb., taking the overall team championship and various team and individual honors, Aug. 19-21.
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PINEVILLE, La. – Marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the Louisiana National Guard, family and friends bid farewell to approximately 170 Soldiers of the 1086th Transportation Company during a deployment ceremony at Louisiana College in Pineville, Sept. 11. Governor Jindal said, “Today, we send the 1086th Company off to Afghanistan. We send you off because
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By Sgt. Robin C. Perry Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. of Baton Rouge said farewell to the Louisiana National Guard and 33 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 9. “John is a great American, a
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NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana National Guard is continuing to assist the Department of Agriculture and Forestry with its aerial firefighting operations in the Vivian area, Sept. 9, combating wildfires threatening 30 structures. Yesterday, at Gov. Bobby Jindal’s direction, the LANG deployed four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to begin water-drop operations using helibuckets—large buckets carrying water suspended
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