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National Guard troops head to DC from as far away as Guam
By National Guard Bureau |
By Staff Sgt. Anthony Small
Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from throughout the state board a plane to Washington, D.C., from Alexandria, La., on Jan. 16, 2021. They will support the District of Columbia National Guard and local and federal authorities through the presidential inauguration in the nation’s capital.
Members of the Guam National Guard’s Capitol Response Mission prepare to depart from the A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Tamuning, Guam, on Jan. 17, 2021. The platoon-sized unit will join up to 25,000 Guard troops from all 50 states, three territories and D.C. in safeguarding the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration.
Sgt. Wimer Jeremy with 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, cuts through a fallen tree to assist with clearing roadways in Winnfield, La., during the recovery efforts from Hurricane Laura, Sept. 4, 2020. Laura made landfall in Lake Charles, La. on Aug. 27 which is approximately 140 miles away from Winnfield. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)
By: Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office
New Orleans, LA – The year 2020 has been an unprecedented year for the Louisiana National Guard. Between COVID response efforts, the busiest hurricane season since 2005 and a series of deployments, the LANG supported the longest emergency response effort in the state’s history.