Editing Louisiana (section)

==National Guard==
Louisiana has more than 9,000 soldiers in the [[Louisiana Army National Guard]], including the [[225th Engineer Brigade]] and the [[256th Infantry Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Louisiana National Guard—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031074828/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both these units have served overseas during the [[War on Terror]].<ref>{{cite web|title=225th Engineer Brigade—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/225th-engineer-brigade/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031053521/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/225th-engineer-brigade/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/256th-infantry-brigade-combat-team/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031073956/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/256th-infantry-brigade-combat-team/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Louisiana Air National Guard]] has more than 2,000 airmen, and its 159th Fighter Wing has likewise seen combat.<ref>{{cite web|title=159th Fighter Wing—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/159th-fighter-wing/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031031620/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/159th-fighter-wing/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Training sites in the state include [[Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville]] near [[Pineville, LA|Pineville]], Camp Villere near [[Slidell, LA|Slidell]], Camp Minden near [[Minden, LA|Minden]], [[England Air Park]] (formerly [[England Air Force Base]]) near [[Alexandria, LA|Alexandria]], Gillis Long Center near [[Carville, LA|Carville]], and [[Jackson Barracks]] in [[New Orleans]].