Camp Minden plays big role in training, emergency responses

By Rebecca Chaisson on Friday, August 27, 2021
  • A Louisiana National Guardsman with the 769th Engineer Battalion loads a pallet of bottled water onto a high-water vehicle in order to be delivered to citizens in need during the winter storm at Camp Minden in Minden, on Feb. 19. The expansive infrastructure available on Camp Minden helps resolve large storage challenges presented during state emergencies. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo from Louisiana National Guard)
    A Louisiana National Guardsman with the 769th Engineer Battalion loads a pallet of bottled water onto a high-water vehicle in order to be delivered to citizens in need during the winter storm at Camp Minden in Minden, on Feb. 19. The expansive infrastructure available on Camp Minden helps resolve large storage challenges presented during state emergencies. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo from Louisiana National Guard)

    Camp Minden is a Louisiana National Guard training site located approximately 18 miles east of Shreveport that plays a major role in the state mission to provide support to Louisiana residents in the event of a state or local emergency. Camp Minden is home to not only units of the 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), the 139th Regional Support Group, Recruiting and Retention Command, th…