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Why it matters: Freeloo said the plan will shape long-term requests for federal and state funding and guide realignment of armories and installations, youth programs and all-hazards response. He also told the committee the department has assumed oversight of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOSEP) and is conducting a 90‑day evaluation that will produce a written report for lawmakers.

Freeloo outlined eight strategic objectives in Lang 2052: campus-style armory realignments; installation mission alignment; guardsmen welfare and quality of life; force‑structure initiatives; diversified funding streams (federal, state and private); partnership relationships; all‑hazards response; and readiness. He said the plan rests on three lines of effort — “people,” “operations” and “infrastructure” — and that “The Lang 2052 campaign plan is gonna chart our course of our decision making in an era of great power competition.”

On installations, Freeloo described a shift away from many older readiness centers toward modern campus-style facilities clustered along major corridors such as I‑10 and I‑20. He said each major installation will get a primary mission to reduce redundancy: Jackson Barracks will remain the headquarters and be developed as a conference center; Training Center Pineville is intended to become a mobilization/force‑generation installation able to host brigade-level training; and the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville would be the consolidated center for Youth Challenge programming.

Freeloo said the Guard has already started construction work on ranges and training infrastructure at Pineville using in‑house engineers and expects that, once built to federal standards, federal sustainment funding will follow. He discussed force‑structure moves already under way, including relocating a roughly 22‑person cyber protection team from Baton Rouge to Bossier City as an initial step toward recruiting larger cyber units in the future.

On quality of life, Freeloo described a private‑public initiative run through the Lang Foundation to fund housing, health and recreation projects for Guardsmen and airmen. He said a developer has proposed a phased demolition and replacement at Jackson Barracks’ Area E, where more than 70 post‑Katrina houses originally intended as temporary remain in service, and would build about 20 new homes available at below‑market rent for service members.

GOSEP oversight and statutory change: Freeloo said the Louisiana Military Department began assuming oversight responsibilities for GOSEP about three weeks earlier and is conducting a methodical, 90‑day review of GOSEP operations; a report of findings will follow. He told the committee that moving GOSEP under the adjutant general’s authority requires a change in state law and that, for now, Brigadier General Mafous is the governor’s interim GOSEP director and will remain interim until either the legislature confirms him or the statute is changed.

Freeloo warned the committee that federal policy changes at FEMA could shift responsibilities to states and said the National Guard will proceed cautiously so as not to disrupt hurricane‑season operations. He said a new common operating picture leveraging ArcGIS and WebEOC will be phased into parish emergency operations centers to improve situational awareness and communications.

Committee members asked about recruitment and retention metrics, consolidation of Youth Challenge programs and protections for GOSEP’s civilian workforce. Freeloo said retention in the Guard is “in the mid‑eighties” and recruitment has improved; he said plans call for consolidating three Youth Challenge locations into Gillis W. Long over 15–30 years and for creating a state program to serve at‑risk youth who do not qualify for the federal program. On staffing, he said GOSEP employees remain largely the same and that legal, contracting and human resources functions are candidates for administrative merges to find efficiencies.

Next steps: Freeloo said the Lang 2052 plan will be reviewed every five years and used to frame future funding requests to the legislature and federal partners. He asked lawmakers to note that statutory change is required to formalize GOSEP’s reporting relationship and that the 90‑day evaluation will provide a basis for any recommended statutory adjustments.

Ending: The committee offered questions and asked staff to follow up on specific data requests, including recidivism and outcome tracking for youth programs and verification of shelter and homeless‑services inventories for emergency planning.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Louisiana Senate Joint House and Senate Select Committees on Military and Veterans Affairs 4/22/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Major General Thomas Freeloo, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, told the Military and Veteran Affairs Committee that the Guard has adopted a 30‑year campaign plan called Lang 2052 to guide force structure, infrastructure and community programs.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature LA, Louisiana","taxId",78558,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6266808,"Fort Johnson (JRTC) outlines brigade‑level training role, warns of force‑structure cuts and flags North Fort infrastructure needs",0,5539000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3085504-20dd9d9cb17f8ad1375bf5199d2c76d8&start=5539&end=5539","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3085504-20dd9d9cb17f8ad1375bf5199d2c76d8/thumbnail_5539000.jpg","/articles/6266808/Louisiana/Fort-Johnson-JRTC-outlines-brigadelevel-training-role-warns-of-forcestructure-cuts-and-flags-North-Fort-infrastructure-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266808-f167f20180df9458f3a60c4f4c1c4a51/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111166&Signature=AkA6yehGtgFLaE84S9V33F~im2jM~uXwQg4ueJUYE2i0hWaECOGNBiQrkAR0RLLwdwgJ8DpxwR8nomAeBC4fyZkFJLHRo~VXIYne1uBw3BLfgkmjQGdk9rbHvCw29TJWbbHbxh99uPUQ7LQLzLAB2c3jivkmMTpe3h3y3reYi7A0LXIa7lV0pLR0L6c4UJ-Bm-GvngTvRZQHzDvIGzlcDAhu6MW5vtJfTFHZl9gTDYH2Asox6P~h0lAZeEYCCCzBoD8JCH3hvJFg386fBcfOI8-z822HJR-pTic4VMdSgu~SHG3Qn7Y-fIKmymJHxCscdKitE3eP707FOLYxzrocaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Colonel (Fort Johnson commander) told the Military and Veteran Affairs Committee that Fort Johnson and the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) remain a brigade‑level training center of excellence and that rotational brigades train “about 10 times a year” at the installation.

Why it matters: Fort Johnson’s mission prepares brigade‑level units for large‑scale combat operations, and the installation’s training tempo and logistics network have statewide economic and readiness consequences. Committee members pressed Fort Johnson leaders on planned reductions in permanent stationing levels, housing and the need to modernize remote bivouac facilities.

Fort Johnson overview: The commander said training at JRTC is designed to prepare brigades for large, contested operations and stressed the installation’s unique training value — an opposing force (the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, referred to as Geronimo) and training infrastructure that emulate near‑peer threats. He said the installation supports approximately 6,900 soldiers and about 11,000 family members and that rotational training cycles draw about 8,000 personnel per rotation.

Force‑structure projections and concern: The commander walked lawmakers through stationing projections tied to Army restructuring. He said the garrison currently fields roughly 6,900 assigned soldiers and that stationing levels are projected to fall to about 6,300 by FY 2028 before recovering to roughly 6,700 in FY 2029 once planned re‑stationing actions finish. Committee members and Fort Johnson leaders noted that reductions affect on‑post patronage, school districts and local businesses and urged continued engagement with Army headquarters and FORSCOM.

Infrastructure priorities: The commanders identified the aging remote unit bivouac area on North Fort as the installation’s top infrastructure priority. Previous planning estimates cited in testimony placed a modernization cost in the hundreds of millions; an earlier figure discussed in committee meetings was roughly $235 million to create durable, weather‑resistant lodging and support in the North Fort training area. Fort Johnson leaders said they have ongoing projects including a new network exchange center, a child development center and improvements to on‑post housing executed with a private partner (Corvias), which has invested about $92 million in renovations and new construction on base housing.

Transition and community programs: Fort Johnson leaders described a BOOT program and other transition assistance and internship relationships that aim to keep separating service members and spouses in the local economy. The commander said the base has hosted more than 25 hiring fairs and that the BOOT program placed multiple hires locally; testimony cited roughly 49 hires and about 92 candidates in the program pipeline at the time of testimony.

Next steps and concerns: Committee members asked for historical stationing numbers and urged the state and federal delegation to press the Army on installation utilization, given the installation’s training footprint and community investments. Fort Johnson officials said they will continue outreach to lawmakers and other stakeholders and emphasized the North Fort modernization need as a near‑term priority.

Ending: Fort Johnson leaders thanked the committee for state and local partnerships and asked for continued support in conveying installation value to Army decision makers.","Fort Johnson officials told the committee the Joint Readiness Training Center hosts brigade training roughly 10 times a year, supports about 6,900 soldiers and 11,000 family members, and faces infrastructure priorities for North Fort bivouac modernization amid planned manpower changes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6266812,"Barksdale underscores global‑strike role, reports $1.12 billion annual economic impact and backs expanded no‑drone zone",323,2670000,2993000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3085504-20dd9d9cb17f8ad1375bf5199d2c76d8&start=2670&end=2993","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3085504-20dd9d9cb17f8ad1375bf5199d2c76d8/thumbnail_2670000.jpg","/articles/6266812/Louisiana/Barksdale-underscores-globalstrike-role-reports-112-billion-annual-economic-impact-and-backs-expanded-nodrone-zone","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266812-3d8ce1fa95e802a8b0ff52f171a9512f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111166&Signature=VATEDCTzL0f8Mm8-SGI2SSF13z~6DisclvBbxARJI3852KsK6h7PgCsif2JZKvz2g~uhhL8k7NxYO3K1KZvBAZ3pAp8RTWWHl9j25CMVFU4AWiLqIQvVqCwUB-tiVgn4NRXfF7zPQdJ3g34NQkgrkjZOVzaJ-d4fnDikyIxFCQ5cTLFD2uQaaukrMrbYOdKvOIaNPNeKQjPLdB-CHxR78vLTVhaHwjkcKfrDQ6EIFQS1uNuVZ21TJRm3pS3r2o5dmGA~LioO18FRByZiRAg-4VEvZO5fearQbNXuMqy6ocaRbjj34iLxjG2U670-sIUmwzwoRPkJD-XcdeDeziiquA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A senior Barksdale Air Force Base official described Barksdale to the Military and Veteran Affairs Committee as “what I would describe as an absolute national treasure,” and said the base’s global‑strike role produces statewide economic benefits and wide community ties.

Why it matters: Barksdale houses long‑range bomber assets and nuclear deterrence capabilities that the witness described as strategically unique. The base reported 16,199 personnel, 47 B‑52 aircraft, and a $1.12 billion annual economic impact to the region. The commander told lawmakers the installation’s operations, community outreach and planned infrastructure work have direct local economic effects and national security implications.

In his presentation, the commander (identified in testimony as the Barksdale commander) said Barksdale’s missions support United States Strategic Command and Air Force Global Strike Command and include regular overseas deployments, NATO exercises and long‑range CONUS‑to‑CONUS missions. He said the base has about 7,000,000 square feet of indoor space and roughly 2,600,000 square yards of apron and estimated the Second Bomb Wing contributed roughly $330 million in purchases and expenditures last year.

On personnel and economic impact, the commander reported 16,199 personnel and said the base’s yearly economic effect on the region rose to $1,120,000,000. He told the committee the base’s public events — notably a two‑day air show that drew about 230,000 visitors — generated direct and total economic effects the base estimated at $5 million and $10 million, respectively, and produced large STEM outreach numbers.

Infrastructure and projects: The commander reported multiple ongoing and planned construction efforts. A weapons‑generation facility run by the National Airborne Field Engineering Center (NAFEC) is ahead of schedule. The base is seeking funding to repair its alert facility and is advocating for a joint global strike operations center (JGSOC / STA/YOC) and corrosion control facility. He said full‑depth runway repairs for each runway end are planned as an approximately $80 million project expected to begin soliciting bids in mid‑August.

Energy resilience also featured: the commander said base electrical feeders and on‑base power distribution are aging and that an executive order directs installations to pursue energy independence and microgrid capability for mission assurance. He said Barksdale currently lacks on‑base generation redundancy for critical mission functions.

Community partnerships and safety: The commander highlighted partnerships with Lake Charles and Chennault Regional Airport as alternate runways and training support, noting that diversions place several hundred thousand dollars into local economies (“When we land those jets there, those four jets, put about $600,000 into the Lake Charles economy,” he said). He credited the Shreveport‑Bossier Military Affairs Council and local health systems for medical and workforce collaborations and described the base’s BOOT program to help transitioning service members find local employment.

Drone safety and legislation: The commander discussed proposed legislation to expand the base’s no‑drone perimeter (Senate Bill 9 on the floor that day). He said software enforcement in expanded no‑drone zones will block standard consumer drones; any drone seen in the expanded zone would likely have had its software overridden and therefore be treated as a possible nefarious intrusion. He said the bill would support joint detection and defeat efforts with local law enforcement and prosecution of offenders; waivers through FAA processes would remain available for authorized flights.

The presentation closed with questions from legislators about foreign ownership of nearby land, FAA waiver processes and community signage for airshow closures. Craig Giglio, president of the Shreveport‑Bossier Military Affairs Council, and lawmakers praised the base’s outreach and economic impact.","Barksdale Air Force Base leaders told the committee the base’s global‑strike mission remains critical, reported a $1.12 billion annual economic impact and outlined runway, weapons‑generation and energy resilience projects. They also expressed support for legislation to expand a no‑drone zone around the base (Senate Bill 9).","actionData","errors"]

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Louisiana National Guard unveils 'Lang 2052' 30-year campaign plan and begins review of GOSEP oversight

Fort Johnson (JRTC) outlines brigade‑level training role, warns of force‑structure cuts and flags North Fort infrastructure needs

Barksdale underscores global‑strike role, reports $1.12 billion annual economic impact and backs expanded no‑drone zone