Fort-Polk News

The 3rd Brigade Combat Team has already completed its full-scale, capstone training jaunt to Fort Polk, La., but members are now honing their skills in different ways - thinking like the enemy, preparing for worst-case scenarios and thinking in terms of the rule of law.

I was volunteered for the head chef position at a Chili cook-off/Fall Fest at Fort Polk, LA this past weekend by my brother, CPT Guy Girouard, whom is the commander of the 1st Battalion 509th HHC.

Brig. Gen. James Yarbrough, commanding general at Fort Polk and its Joint Readiness Training Center since July 2008, wil be guest speaker at tomorrow's annual Shreveport Bar Association veterans appreciation luncheon.

Last night, a crash involving two vehicles killed one person and injured five others.

Another 600 Vermont Army National Guard members departed for basic training Saturday.

Vermont National Guard soldiers headed to Afghanistan will start departing this weekend for training in Louisiana.

The epitome of excellence for infantrymen is earning an Expert Infantryman Badge.

When Sgt. Richard Nicholson heard that his commanding officer wanted his U.S. Army unit to do some off-road mud training, he knew just the place -- Colfax's Louisiana Mudfest grounds.

The city of Leesville and the Army Community Heritage Partnership Program are hosting 'Witch Way to Main Street' from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct.

One of the toughest jobs I had in the Army was when I served as the logistics officer for an aviation battalion.

Three soldiers based at Fort Polk have been honored for saving lives. The members of the 7th Chemical Company, 83rd Chemical Battalion received the Army Achievement Medal early this month for their actions while off-duty. The ceremony was held Oct.

The trial of the woman accused of swapping two children for an exotic bird earlier this year is now set for November, but the case against the couple that received the children should begin this week.

Miranda Simpson said she started noticing more anger in her 8-year-old son during her husband's last deployment.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Army Specialist Charles A. Hatcher Jr., who returned from a 15-month tour in Iraq earlier in September, was honored by Township Committee Wednesday, Sept.

The city of Alexandria and Rapides Parish continue to lag behind in salaries compared to the nation as a whole.

Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Sally Clausen will highlight the success and effectiveness of Northwestern State University's distance learning program on Thursday, Sept.

Photo credit Jean Dubiel, Fort Polk Guardian editor The LUH72A Lakota helicopter just after landing at its new home at Fort Polk.

The early 1940s was a time of patriotism. During the Second World War, young men heard the call of duty and signed up to serve their country, as did some young women.

When Brandon Robinson of Duson was an undergraduate at LSU waiting for a scholarship to come through, an aunt who could ill afford it gave him $1,000 to help with tuition.

The Louisiana National Guard is helping to train Iraq's federal police force. Members of the guard's 225th Engineer Brigade have been working with Iraq's 2nd Federal Police Division at Fort Polk, the Army base that made the collaboration public with a news release on Thursday.