
Louisiana National Guard lacks enough equipment for major event
The Times Picayune reports that “the Louisiana National Guard has all the troops it needs for hurricane season, but many of its high-water trucks remain in Iraq” Twenty months after its depleted ranks of soldiers and airmen were pressed into service for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana National Guard still lacks hundreds of military troop trucks that can handle high water as it faces a new storm season that begins Friday. “We’re below 50 percent for authorized equipment, and that includes everything,” said Lt. Col. Pete Schneider, Louisiana Guard spokesman. “And we continue to receive new equipment that comes … Continue reading Louisiana National Guard lacks enough equipment for major event