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Reinforcing Oil Protection Near Grand Isle and Port Fourchon
Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, are reinforcing oil protection structures along the coasts of Grand Isle and Port Fourchon, La., July 9. In May, soldiers with the 769th Engineer Battalion, 225th Eng. Bde., built a 2,000 foot rock wall several feet high to serve as a barrier against oil encroaching on the marshlands. The Guardsmen from the 527th Eng. Bn. are now adding an additional 500 feet to the … Read entire article »
LA National Guard Builds Barriers in Cameron Parish
Despite adverse weather brought in by Hurricane Alex earlier this week, Louisiana National Guard soldiers from the 225th Engineer Brigade continue to emplace and repair Hesco barriers along the coast in Cameron Parish, La. The crew finished a two-and-a-half mile stretch of protective wall along the lowest portions of Highway 82 between the Cameron ferry and Holly Beach just 24 hours before Hurricane Alex hit the Gulf Coast. “Every time the tide rises more than two feet … Read entire article »
Our Best: Pfc. Andrea Miedzionoski
Less than one year ago, Pfc. Andrea Miedzionoski, of Forward Support Company, 101st Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, found herself signing on the dotted line at her local military entrance processing station. Miedzionoski, 30, from Peabody, Mass., now serves as a signal support systems specialist, working on the company’s convoy support team and helping maintain their radios. “I’m happy to be doing my job, it suits me,” she said of working with the team. Miedzionoski was inspired by … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Engineers Defeat Tunnel Terrorists
On a dark night, two terrorists discovered tunnels underneath a heavily traveled road in western Baghdad and used an improvised explosive device to blow a huge hole in the street to disrupt traffic. To prevent this act of terrorism from happening again, the engineers from Headquarters and Support Company, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 225th Engineer Brigade, were called in to repair the gaping hole in the road and seal access to the tunnels beneath … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Louisiana National Guard’s Newest General
Four weeks to the day after the inauguration of American’s first black president, the Louisiana National Guard promoted its first black officer to the rank of brigadier general. Owen Monconduit, the commander of the 225th Engineer Brigade, received his first star during a ceremony on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Feb. 17. “This honor is bigger than me,†Monconduit, of Pineville, La., said. “Many great Soldiers have come before me to allow this event to take place today, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
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