La. National Guard Engineers prepare for deployment
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DVIDS— More than 40 Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1021st Engineer Vertical Construction Company are conducting a two-week pre-mobilization training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville.
DVIDS—Oregon National Guard Sharpens Combat Skills Ahead of Deployment. The Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted intensive live-fire squad training exercises on April 19, 2024 at Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho. Infantry squads maneuvered through a range with pop-up targets while employing live ammunition, testing their abilities to execute squad tactics and battle drills under simulated combat conditions.
MYHIGHPLAINS—Hawley, Cotton call on Biden to deploy National Guard over Gaza protests at colleges. GOP Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) called on President Biden on Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges, particularly Columbia University in New York City, where pro-Palestinian protesters have staged sit-ins and other disruptive activities to focus public attention on the war. “Eisenhower sent the 101st to Little Rock. It’s time for []
Bangor Daily News—Maine GOP amends platform to limit overseas deployment of National Guard without war. Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, put forward language that’s modeled after actions taken in Texas, New Hampshire and Georgia.