BELLE CHASSE, La. – Brig. Gen. Charles W. Chappuis was honored in a retirement ceremony at Magnolia Terrace after 20 years of service with the Louisiana Air National Guard at Naval Air Station - Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Jan. 12.Chappuis commissioned as a flight surgeon in the rank of major in the 159th Medical Squadron in 1998 and was then assigned to the 122nd Fighter Squadron in 1999. In 2004, Chappuis became the commander of the 159th Medical Group. In 2014, Chappuis achieved the rank of brigadier general and became the State Air Surgeon of the Louisiana National Guard.
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