By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Over 3,000 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participated in eXportable Combat Training Capability at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, July 14 – Aug. 3. XCTC is a National Guard program used to provide a similar experience […]
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By Senior Airman Dane St. Pe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BOISE, Idaho – The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing is participating in dissimilar air combat training with the Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field Air National Guard base in Boise, Idaho, July 13-27. DACT provides combat aircrews with a
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By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Over the last nine months, the Louisiana National Guard and the National Guard Bureau have worked together to implement the Lean Six Sigma program to reduce waste and increase readiness across the entire National Guard. LSS is a scientific method used
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, 159th Fighter Wing, conducted close air support training and Joint Tactical Air Control evaluations at the Claiborne Bombing and Gunnery Range near Alexandria, April 19. JTAC operators are a part of the
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Louisiana Guardsman learns to fight, train in new terrain By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guard 1st Lt. Kenrick Cormier, commander of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, became the first National Guardsmen to graduate from the Belize Defence
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By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment and Forward Support Company, 205th Engineer Battalion supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans
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