9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ve illon ▁coordin ated ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁National ▁Guard ' s ▁support ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Fish eries ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁efforts ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina . ▁ ▁Ve illon ▁form ul ates ▁policy ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁administration ▁and ▁training ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁Louisiana ▁Air ▁National ▁gu ards men . ▁He ▁serves ▁as ▁principal ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁on ▁matters ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard . ▁He ▁also ▁is ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Louisiana ' s ▁Pel ican ▁State ▁ST AR BASE . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁at ▁La f ay ette , ▁then ▁called ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South western ▁Louisiana , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁receiving ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁arts ▁degree . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁War ▁College . ▁Ve illon ▁attended ▁under grad uate ▁pilot ▁training ▁at ▁L augh lin ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁command ▁pilot ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 , 8 0 0 ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁F - 4 , ▁F - 1 5 , ▁and ▁F - 1 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁he ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁Area ▁IV ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁Association ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Ve illon ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁National ▁Guard ' s ▁Officer