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.
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Louisiana National Guard has unprecedented year in 2020 Louisiana National Guard has unprecedented year in 2020 By Patrick Deaville | December 23, 2020 at 11:55 AM CST - Updated December 23 at 11:55 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) thanks all those that served during 2020. Between the COVID response efforts, the busiest hurricane season since 2005, and a series of deployments, the LANG supported the longest emergency response effort in Louisiana State history.
In January, the adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, retired after 38 years of service, with Brig. Gen. D. Keith Waddell assuming command of the LANG.
In March Louisiana saw its first COVID-19 case. Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a public health emergency and issued a stay-at-home order, but as the virus spread, thousands of cases were reported and the number of dead had only begun to accumulate.
The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) is designed to lay bridges over water and other obstacles.
The JAB ensures that Army units always have a portable bridge handy capable of handling the weight of tanks.
The new bridge layer replaces an older model that s more than 50 years old.
Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) are testing a new tracked vehicle system designed to quickly lay down tank-capable bridges in a matter of minutes. The new Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) can unfold a 60-foot-long bridge in just 3 minutes, allowing tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to cross rivers, ditches, craters, and other battlefield obstacles.