Nearly 60 Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to the 1087th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment and Support Brigade, 139th Regional Support Group, prepare roughly 30 tactical vehicles to assist emergency operations in Florida after Hurricane Ian, Slidell, Louisiana, Sept. 29, 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma)

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Louisiana National Guardsmen from Delta Company, 2-151st Aviation Regiment conduct recertification training on a LUH-72 Lakota helicopter hoist system used for rescue operations at the Hammond Regional Airport ahead of Hurricane Laura, Aug. 25, 2020. Guardsmen continue to prepare to respond to the citizens of Louisiana prior to landfall of Hurricane Laura. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)

Pvt. Pat Dawsonhassell, a 20-year-old Lake Charles resident with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, screens patients at a COVID 19 mobile testing site at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 26, 2020. (U.S. Air Force National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen test first responders for COVID-19 infections at Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 2020. The testing site is one of three across New Orleans and Jefferson Parishes and will soon open to the general public. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

Louisiana National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Glankler, of Alexandria, Louisiana, with 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, spends time with his son, Gus, after a deployment ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Field in Pineville, Louisiana, Sept. 6, 2019. The 2-238th is sending more than 50 Guardsmen, including two father-son teams and one married couple, to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

Louisiana Army Guard Soldiers with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team help package and distribute food to the local community at the Food Bank of Central Louisiana in Alexandria, Louisiana, March 24, 2020. Soldiers are assisting the food bank to ensure the supply of food for the needy is maintained and distributed during the increased demand from COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Thea James)

Louisiana National Guardsmen conduct training on 10 newly fielded surface-driven boats in New Iberia, Louisiana, July 11, 2019. The new boats can run in much shallower water than those with conventional outboard motors, are designed to allow wheelchair access and can fit two gurneys on board. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Louisiana Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jonathan McClellan processes nasal swabs from patients during a drive-through community based COVID-19 testing site located at Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, La., March 20, 2020. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized for the COVID-19 response is anticipated to increase until the situation is stabilized. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dan Farrell)

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen test first responders for COVID-19 infections at Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 2020. The testing site is one of three across New Orleans and Jefferson Parishes and will soon open to the general public. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

Louisiana National Guardsmen from Delta Company, 2-151st Aviation Regiment conduct recertification training on a LUH-72 Lakota helicopter hoist system used for rescue operations at the Hammond Regional Airport ahead of Hurricane Laura, Aug. 25, 2020. Guardsmen continue to prepare to respond to the citizens of Louisiana prior to landfall of Hurricane Laura. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)

Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, rehearse hoist operations to prepare for possible search and rescue missions ahead of Hurricane Ida in Hammond, Louisiana, Aug. 28, 2021. In addition to 195 high-water vehicles and 73 rescue boats prepped and staged across south Louisiana, the LANG has 34 helicopters ready to support search and rescue, evacuation and recon missions as needed. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gabriel Ruiz)

Medics with the Louisiana Army and Air National Guard conduct training with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure proper protection and administering of drive-thru testing, March 18, 2020 in New Orleans. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. John Meche)

A Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk drops a load of upcycled Christmas trees to help slow coastal erosion in Bayou Sauvage in New Orleans, March 28, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers assist state authorities at four new COVID-19 testing sites, like this one at LSU’s Alex Box Stadium, in order to better assist communities where there has been a recent uptick in the level of new cases and hospitalizations, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 7, 2020. While having provided support to over 30 testing sites from the beginning of the response, Louisiana Guardsmen aided in the testing of nearly 108,100 citizens to date. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie)

Nearly 60 Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to the 1087th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment and Support Brigade, 139th Regional Support Group, prepare roughly 30 tactical vehicles to assist emergency operations in Florida after Hurricane Ian, Slidell, Louisiana, Sept. 29, 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma)

159th Civil Engineering Squadron’s structural training manager, Tech Sgt. Joshua Blossom removes disconnected power lines from downed trees from Hurricane Laura in downtown Lake Charles, La., Aug. 30, 2020. As part of the 159 CES’s Debris Clearance Package, these Louisiana Air National Guard Airmen were tasked with removing downed trees and rubble for residents to access their homes to assess damages. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell)

The Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 1-141 Field Artillery Battalion prepare in New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Ida, Aug. 27, 2021. In addition to 64 high-water vehicles and 61 rescue boats prepped and staged across south Louisiana, the LANG has 13 helicopters ready to support search and rescue, evacuation and recon missions as needed. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Duncan Foote)

The Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 1-141 Field Artillery Battalion prepare in New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Ida, Aug. 27, 2021. In addition to 64 high-water vehicles and 61 rescue boats prepped and staged across south Louisiana, the LANG has 13 helicopters ready to support search and rescue, evacuation and recon missions as needed. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Duncan Foote)

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 62nd Civil Support Team gather information from those in line at a COVID-19 mobile testing site in Westwego, Louisiana, March 21, 2020. The CSTs' main mission is to identify and assess potential biological, chemical, and radiological agents and provide recommendations on ways to counter or neutralize their effects. The National Guard has 57 CSTs – one in each state, territory and the District of Columbia, with two teams in California and New York. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Soldiers with the 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct inspections and test high-water vehicles, flat bottom boats and boating equipment in preparation for the state activation in support of Tropical Storm Barry, July 10, 2019, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana's Guardsmen are trained, ready and equipped to stand up at any moment to protect lives and property, maintain communications, and ensure the continuity of operations and government. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie)

U.S. Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard augment capitol police in securing traffic control points around the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to Task Force COVID administer coronavirus tests at a drive-thru site at the Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Jan. 5, 2022. As of Jan. 6, Guardsmen have administered more than 542,000 COVID-19 tests and 206,300 vaccines. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. David Kirtland)

Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to Task Force COVID administer coronavirus tests at a drive-thru site at the Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Jan. 5, 2022. As of Jan. 6, Guardsmen have administered more than 542,000 COVID-19 tests and 206,300 vaccines. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. David Kirtland)

A Louisiana National Guardsman assigned to Task Force COVID administers a COVID-19 vaccine at the Mahalia Jackson Center, New Orleans, Jan. 5, 2022. As of Jan. 6, Louisiana Guardsmen have administered more than 542,000 COVID-19 tests and 206,300 vaccines. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. David Kirtland)

Medical personnel along with air crew members offload a simulated casualty to the Forward Resuscitation Surgical Team from a LUH-72 Lakota helicopter, Detachment 1, D Company, 2-151st Aviation Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, during the 2022 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, June 8, 2022. The JEMX hosted by the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center brings together over 2,000 Service Members from across the services to train medical personnel in combat casualty care, aeromedical care and Forward Resuscitation Surgical Team care. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)

Louisiana National Guardsmen help distribute food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana at the Shire on Airline stadium parking lot, Metairie, Louisiana, April 6, 2020. To date the Guard has helped to pack over 134,655 pounds of food for distribution across the state in several food banks. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Duncan Foote)

Lake Charles resident Capt. Julian Green (left), commander of the Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, instructs Bridge City volunteer firefighters on how to use a thermometer to vet medical personnel and first responders at a COVID-19 mobile testing center at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana, March 21, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Luc Soileau hugs his dad, Master Sgt. Marc Soileau, for the first time in nine months at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, August 22, 2018. Soileau deployed to Iraq with over 80 fellow Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 139th Regional Support Group in operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Airmen from the 159th Civil Engineering’s Debris Clearance Package clear rubble from a roadway in downtown Lake Charles, La., Aug. 30, 2020. The Louisiana Air National Guard Airmen arrived with heavy equipment shortly after Hurricane Laura’s landfall to clear roadways of the hardest hit areas in and round Calcasieu Parish, La. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell)

Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assisted the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission with the evacuation of a nursing home in Orange, Texas, Aug. 30. (Courtesy of the Louisiana National Guard)

Task Force Coushatta, consisting of Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard's 199th Brigade Support Battalion and Troopers from the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron, conduct Zodiac boat training in Red Oak Lake, Coushatta, LA August 30, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Lt. David Milton)

Master Sgt. Bernard Danton, a Louisiana National Guardsman in the 139th Regional Support Group, holds his family for the first time at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans after a nine-month deployment to Iraq. Danton and over 80 fellow 139th Soldiers deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Louisiana National Guard members with 1023rd Engineering Company and 922nd Engineer Company, 225th Engineer Brigade, assist in the removal of mud and debris from the main road using tractors in Grand Isle, La., Sept. 5, 2021. Engineers have assessed 3,974 miles of roadway and cleared 2,397 miles of roadways in 20 parishes during the recovery from Hurricane Ida. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

Louisiana National Guardsmen help distribute food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana at the Shire on Airline stadium parking lot, Metairie, Louisiana, April 6, 2020. To date the Guard has helped to pack over 134,655 pounds of food for distribution across the state in several food banks. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Duncan Foote)

Task Force Coushatta, consisting of Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard's 199th Brigade Support Battalion and Troopers from the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron, conduct Zodiac boat training in Red Oak Lake, Coushatta, LA August 30, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Lt. David Milton)

A member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service waits for a Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk to drop a load of Christmas trees in Bayou Sauvage in New Orleans, March 28, 2019. The trees will be used to help slow coastal erosion and build habitats in the urban wildlife refuge. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Soldiers with the Louisiana and Texas National Guard open a Point Of Distribution site to pass along supplies to people in the neighborhood at the Mechanicville Recreational Center in Houma, La on Sept 5, 2021. The Louisiana National Guard is operating PODs in 13 parishes in southeast Louisiana. (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Gregory Stevens)

Louisiana National Guard members with 1023rd Engineering Company and 922nd Engineer Company, 225th Engineer Brigade, assist in the removal of mud and debris from the main road using tractors in Grand Isle, La., Sept. 5, 2021. Engineers have assessed 3,974 miles of roadway and cleared 2,397 miles of roadways in 20 parishes during the recovery from Hurricane Ida. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

Soldiers with the Louisiana and Texas National Guard open a Point Of Distribution site to pass along supplies to people in the neighborhood at the Mechanicville Recreational Center in Houma, La on Sept 5, 2021. The Louisiana National Guard is operating PODs in 13 parishes in southeast Louisiana. (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Gregory Stevens)

Soldiers with the Louisiana and Texas National Guard open a Point Of Distribution site to pass along supplies to people in the neighborhood at the Mechanicville Recreational Center in Houma, La on Sept 5, 2021. The Louisiana National Guard is operating PODs in 13 parishes in southeast Louisiana. (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Gregory Stevens)

Louisiana National Guardsmen with A Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment hook a load of Christmas trees to a UH-60 Black Hawk in Bayou Sauvage in New Orleans, March 28, 2019. The trees will be used to help slow coastal erosion and build habitats in the urban wildlife refuge. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)

Staff Sgt. Joseph Reagan, with the Louisiana National Guard's B Co 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, assists a woman during a welfare check on residents in Orange County, Texas in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Stevens)

The Louisiana National Guard has more than 6,200 Guardsmen supporting current and future operations following Hurricane Laura’s landfall, including: high-water vehicle evacuations, commodities distribution, route clearance and road debris removal, and infrastructure inspection support in Southwest Louisiana, Aug. 27, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

The Louisiana National Guard sent one LUH-72 Lakota to assist the U.S. Border Patrol by providing air support along the Texas-Mexico border, May 23, 2018. The LANG Lakota is equipped with a mission equipment package that includes a WESCAM infrared camera for night time operations and camera recording capabilities. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

Guardsmen with the 843rd Engineer Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, clear roads in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Aug. 27, 2020 after Hurricane Laura made landfall in Southwest Louisiana. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

Officials from the Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Department of Border Defence and National Security take a photo in front of historic Fleming Hall at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, during a conference where they discussed future State Partnership Program training plans, Jan. 11, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jamie Green)

Soldiers with the 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct inspections and test high-water vehicles, flat bottom boats and boating equipment in preparation for the state activation in support of Tropical Storm Barry, July 10, 2019, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana's Guardsmen are trained, ready and equipped to stand up at any moment to protect lives and property, maintain communications, and ensure the continuity of operations and government. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie)

Sgt. Daniel McWilliams, with the Louisiana National Guard's 1022nd Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, uses a chainsaw to clear trees from camp sites at Jimmie Davis State Park in Chatham, Louisiana, May 10, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

Florencio Marin, Jr., Belize's minister of national defence and border security (center left) and Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard (center right), discuss future State Partnership Program training plans at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Jan. 10, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma)