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La. Guard supports tornado, COVID-19 response in Ouachita
April 25, 2020 — MONROE, La. – Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 527th and 528th Engineer Battalions, 225th Engineer Brigade, are supporting dual missions of COVID-19 response efforts in Monroe and clearing... MORE

Louisiana National Guard members with the 225th Engineer Brigade help haul debris from tornadoes in Monroe, Louisiana, April 18, 2020, while also assisting with the COVID-19 response.

Louisiana National Guard distributes food to elderly
April 23, 2020 — COLFAX, La. – About 10 members of the Louisiana National Guard with the 1022nd Engineer Company, 225th Engineer Brigade, helped hand out food to elderly residents April 22. “It’s nice to finally put a... MORE

Louisiana National Guard Spc. Nicholas Campbell, with the 1022nd Engineer Company, 225th Engineer Brigade, carries boxes of food to put in an elderly person’s car in Colfax, Louisiana, April 22, 2020.

National Guard chief: More Guard members to be called up
April 10, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 28,000 National Guard members are on duty as part of COVID-19 response efforts, and that number is expected to grow, the Guard’s top general says. “Over the past few weeks,... MORE

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen collect nasal swabs from patients during a drive-through, community-based COVID-19 testing site in New Orleans March 20, 2020. More than 28,000 National Guard members have been mobilized throughout the country as part of COVID-19 response efforts, with additional Soldiers and Airmen expected to come on duty in the coming weeks.

La. Guard increases response force, mission support
April 10, 2020 — NEW ORLEANS – More than 1,340 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are assisting with the COVID-19 response across the state under the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards.The LANG is supporting... MORE

Members of the Louisiana National Guard, 205th Engineer Battalion, help distribute food for the Great Baton Rouge Food Bank in Walker, Louisiana, April 9, 2020. Guard members have helped package and distribute over 580,540 pounds of food while assisting five food banks throughout the state.

Growing Louisiana Guard presence supports COVID-19 response
March 27, 2020 — ALEXANDRIA, La. – More than 660 members of the Louisiana National Guard are assisting with the COVID-19 response, providing medical, engineering and drive-thru testing support. “Many of our Soldiers... MORE

Pvt. Pat Dawsonhassell, a 20-year-old Lake Charles resident with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, screens patients at a COVID-19 mobile testing site at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 26, 2020.

La. Guard assists New Orleans drive-through testing sites
March 20, 2020 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, has activated over 300 Soldiers and Airmen to assist with the COVID-19 response.More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen are... MORE

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen test first responders for COVID-19 infections at Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 2020. The testing site is one of three across New Orleans and Jefferson Parishes and will soon open to the general public.

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Washington Guard Hosts Annual Tribal Police, Counterdrug Conference

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