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Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Sunday in honor of a Kentucky National

Beshear Orders Flags To Half-Staff In Honor Of KY Guardsman

The year 2020 has been an unprecedented year for the Louisiana National Guard, said spokesman Sgt. Josiah Pugh. 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, Pugh said. In January, the adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, retired after 38 years of service, and Brig. Gen. D. Keith Waddell assumed command of the LANG. March saw Louisiana’s first COVID-19 case. Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a public health emergency and issued a stay-at-home o...

National Guard Activations in 2020 Rose Amid Crises and F-16 Crash, But Stocks Still Soar   Share   Share National Guard activations in 2020 climbed amid crises and a fatal F-16 crash that remains under investigation, but stocks keep soaring anyway after recovering from an early-year market drop.  The National Guard activations in 2020 surged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, destructive hurricanes, devastating wildfires and civil disturbances in cities across the country. However, investors still found reason to look months ahead to when the crises of 2020 might end to justify biddi...

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 effor...