by | Jul 8, 2015 | Legislative, National, State
Army plans to cut 40,000 troops (By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today) The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA...
by John Harris | Jun 12, 2015 | Legislative, National, State
Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that he has approved an exception to policy that will allow a Louisiana guardsman killed in a March 10th helicopter crash off the coast of Florida to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Staff Sgt. Thomas Florich...
by John Harris | Mar 14, 2015 | State
BATON ROUGE — Today, Governor Jindal issued an Executive Order calling for the flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the military members who lost their lives in the Black Hawk crash. This order was issued in coordination with the...
by John Harris | Mar 3, 2015 | Legislative, National, State
Three National Guard members last week described the faults in the Army’s plan known as the Aviation Restructure Initiative, saying, among other things, that the nation would lose the decades of experience Guardsmen have flying and maintaining the complex AH-64...
by John Harris | Feb 5, 2015 | Employment, State
By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard recently made history when they began providing air traffic control services at the Hammond Northshore Regional Airport. “Standing up a tower in the...
by John Harris | Jan 15, 2015 | State
The 2015 LANGEA Bowling Tournament will take place on 27 March 2015 (the month before the Conference, which is 23 April 2015). To register for the Conference, click here. Open to ALL Louisiana National Guard members, (Active, Retired or Prior Service), their...
