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The Louisiana Army National Guard (French: Garde nationale de Louisiane) is a component of the Louisiana National Guard, and the state's reserve force within the
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specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. When not federalized, the National Guard is the only
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military force empowered to function in a state status. Those functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of
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when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control. The Louisiana Army National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the President or
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. Currently, there are approximately 11,500 soldiers serving in the Louisiana Army National Guard, organized into 74 units in 44 parishes (56 armory locations) across the state. When called, units from the Louisiana State Guard may assist the Louisiana Army National Guard.


History

The Louisiana Army National Guard was originally formed in the "18th Century when a militia was formed from among the civilian inhabitants of Colonial Louisiana to assist Royal French and Spanish troops in protecting the colony and preserving the peace" The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various
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s into the present National Guard system. Several units of the Louisiana Army National Guard were activated in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1990-1991. These included the 159th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which operated the only active hospital in southern Iraq in support of the 3d Armor Division during the ground war; the 812th Medical Detachment (Air Ambulance), which flew multiple Medevac missions during the ground war; the 3673rd Maintenance Company, which included members awarded the Bronze Star for their rescue actions during the Scud attacks in Dharan; and the 39th Military Police company, which assisted in managing the large number of POWs captured. The
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saw the call up of several units including the 204th ATSG and the 1083rd, 1084th, 1086th, and 1087th transportation companies which upon entering the theater of operation fell under the command of V Corps during 2003-04. During OIF III (Operation Iraqi Freedom 3) the 256th Infantry Brigade served a combat tour during 2004-2005 and 2021 in Iraq/ Syria. Units of the 225th Engineer Brigade have been mobilized for duty in both
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. Additionally, aviation components such as the 1/244th Aviation Helicopter Battalion, 204th Theater Air Operations Group and the 812th Med Company have served in an active capacity for OIF multiple times at one year intervals. 165TH CSS BN Mobilized in 2008. 773RD MP BN has mobilized as separate companies. 159TH Air Guard SQDN has been mobilized. 256TH IBCT mobilized for a second tour to Iraq on 5 January 2010. The 415th Military Intelligence Battalion mobilized for a second tour to Afghanistan on 29 Nov 2010. After Hurricane Katrina the LA ARNG organized
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to assist in relief efforts.


Training

Louisiana Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Louisiana Army National Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of
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Service

For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served "
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", with a small portion of each unit working for the National Guard in a full-time capacity. New forces formation plans of the U.S. Army were announced in early 2007 modifying the recent (2001–2006) National Guard active duty callup pace. The new plan will nominally anticipate that each National Guard unit (or National Guardsman) will serve one year of active duty for every five years of service. Secretary of Defense
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imposed "a one-year limit to the length of Federal deployments for National Guard Soldiers." Call ups by Louisiana authorities for state emergencies are not included in this policy.


Units and formations

*Joint Force Headquarters Louisiana (JFHQ-LA) ** 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team *** 141st Field Artillery Regiment *** 2d Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment *** 3d Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment ***2d Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment *** 769th Engineer Battalion *** 199th Brigade Support Battalion ***Special Troops Battalion ** 225th Engineer Brigade *** 205th Engineer Battalion *** 527th Engineer Battalion *** 528th Engineer Battalion **61st Troop Command ** 139th Regional Support Group ***Company B, 136th Expeditionary Signal Company ***156th Infantry Band "Louisiana's Own" ***415th Military Intelligence Battalion ***165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion ***756th Medical Company ***773rd Military Police Battalion - Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana. The 773d gets its numerical designation from the World War Two
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of the same name. ** 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) ***1st Battalion (Non-Commissioned Officer Academy) ***2nd Battalion (Modular Training) ** State Aviation Command *** 204th Aviation Group **** 1st Battalion (Assault), 244th Aviation Regiment **** 2nd Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment **** Detachment 38, Operational Support Airlift


Facilities

* Camp Beauregard - Pineville *Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at
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- Pineville * Camp Minden, site of the deactivated Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant; the National Guard headquarters is at Bolin Hall, named for the late Judge James E. Bolin. - Minden *Camp Cook - Ball *Camp Villere - Slidell *Army Aviation Support Facility #1 at Hammond Northshore Regional Airport - Hammond * Gillis W. Long Center - Carville * Jackson Barracks -
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Historic units

* 156th Infantry Regiment * 199th Infantry Regiment * 108th Cavalry Regiment * 141st Field Artillery Regiment * 159th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (inactivated) *
Troop E, 256th Cavalry Troop E, 256th Cavalry was the Armoured cavalry, armored cavalry reconnaissance troop of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 256th Infantry Brigade of the Louisiana Army National Guard from 1967 to 1995. It was the only unit as ...


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Louisiana has two countries in the SPP (State Partnership Program).
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joined the SPP with Louisiana National Guard in 1996 and Haiti in 2011. Both of these nations fall under the area of operations of SOUTHCOM.


See also

* Louisiana State Guard


Notes


References


Louisiana National Guard
accessed 2004-04-14

accessed 2007-04-14
Unit Designations in the Army Modular Force
accessed 2006-11-26


External links



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