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Illinois Army National Guard Col. Jorge M. Fonseca has been selected as the next Illinois National Guard Director of the Joint Staff and will be promoted to brigadier general.
Anastasia Asong with her niece, 2nd Lt. Juliana Nkafu, and Euchinie Amindeh pose for a photo after her pinning.
Anastasia Asong with her niece, 2nd Lt. Juliana Nkafu, and Euchinie Amindeh pose for a photo after her pinning.
2nd Lt. Juliana Nkafu speaks to a group of officer candidates as her nephew, 13-month-old James Akemanji Nkengayi, also takes the stage at her commissioning ceremony.
2nd Lt. Juliana Nkafu with her family and friends after her commissioning ceremony.
2nd Lt. Juliana Nkafu speaks to a group of officer candidates as her nephew, 13-month-old James Akemanji Nkengayi, also takes the stage at her commissioning ceremony.
Juliana Nkafu takes the Oath of Office and commissions as a Illinois Army National Guard and U.S. Army second lieutenant during her April 26 commissioning ceremony.
2nd Lt. Juliana Nkafu returns the salute of Sgt. 1st Class Paul Golladay as part of her commissioning ceremony.
Anastasia Asong pins second lieutenant rank on her niece, Juliana Nkafu, as Euchinie Amindeh looks on.
Juliana Nkafu accepts the cyber branch crest from Lt. Col. Jaime Marlock, the Illinois Army National Guard’s information technology and cyber branch chief.
Juliana Nkafu takes the Oath of Office and commissions as a Illinois Army National Guard and U.S. Army second lieutenant during her April 26 commissioning ceremony.
BLOOMINGTON SOLDIER RETIRES AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE
BLOOMINGTON SOLDIER RETIRES AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE
Sgt. 1st Class Sean Fortune holds his 2-year-old daughter, Savannah, while his spouse, Stefanie, and 6-year-old son, Maverick, pose for a family photo after his retirement ceremony.
Sgt. 1st Class Sean Fortune and 88M (motor vehicle operator) Course Manager Master Sgt. Henry Branham
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Illinois Army National Guard Col. Jorge M. Fonseca, the Chief of Staff at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Middle East and Africa Regional Center, an Illinois State Police sergeant, and an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, has been selected as the next Illinois National Guard Director of the Joint Staff and will be promoted to brigadier general.
Native of Chicago's Little Village selected as Illinois National Guard's Next Director of the Joint Staff
By | May 16, 2025
Illinois Army National Guard Col. Jorge M. Fonseca, the Chief of Staff at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Middle East and Africa Regional Center, an Illinois State Police sergeant, and an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, has...
Juliana Nkafu takes the Oath of Office and commissions as a Illinois Army National Guard and U.S. Army second lieutenant during her April 26 commissioning ceremony at the headquarters of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Nkafu, who immigrated to the United States from Cameroon in 2017 is branching as a cyber officer.
Newest Commissioned Officer Took Path from West Africa to Illinois National Guard Leadership
By | May 7, 2025
Bafia is near the center of Cameroon in the tropics of West Africa, some 6,450 miles from Chicagoland.  In 2017, Juliana Nkafu took that journey away from the Snoutfish of the Mbam and Sanaga Rivers to the Bluegill and...
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian Berry, Company D, 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion, thanks friends, family, and fellow Illinois National Guard members for their support, mentorship, and leadership during his 38 years of service during a retirement ceremony May 2 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.
Bloomington Soldier Retires after 38 Years of Service
By | May 6, 2025
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian Berry of Bloomington, Company D, 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion, based in Bloomington, was honored for his 38 years of military service in the U.S. Army and Illinois Army National Guard during...
Sgt. 1st Class Sean Fortune and 88M (motor vehicle operator) Course Manager Master Sgt. Henry Branham hold his gift from his unit’s Soldiers while Fortune’s 2-year-old daughter, Savannah, looks at his Disney Princess toy from her seat among the “official party” chairs. Fortune, a St. Louis (Mo.) police officer, will retire from the military on May 17 after 23 years of service. His retirement ceremony was held April 26 at the Illinois Military Academy where he served as a senior instructor with the Illinois Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) in Springfield. He was known to release Soldiers at the end of the duty day when he was placed in charge – sometimes with his commander’s or first sergeant’s knowledge.
St. Louis Police Officer, Combat Veteran, Retires after 23 Years in the Illinois Army National Guard
By | May 2, 2025
When Sean Fortune was a private in the Illinois Army National Guard’s “Mighty” 1344th Transportation Company, he introduced himself to his brand-new platoon leader as his “driver.”“He said, ‘Stick with me and you’ll make...
Col. Shawn Nokes, Commander of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) affixes the Legion of Merit on the collar of Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Genisio. Genisio of Orion, Illinois, relinquished responsibility for the unit to Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Carroll and then retired after 30 years of military service as a top-ranked noncommissioned officer (NCO), Commandant of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), and with the Legion of Merit and a Master Infantry Combat Badge affixed to his uniform. Genisio, a Moline (Illinois) Police Department lieutenant in his civilian life, joined the Illinois Army National Guard in 1995.
Moline Police Lieutenant and Combat Veteran Retires from the Illinois Army National Guard with Top Enlisted Rank, Over 30 Years of Service
By | May 1, 2025
Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Genisio of Orion started his career in the Illinois Army National Guard as an “impressively bad” light-wheeled vehicle mechanic, but 30 years later he retired as a top-ranked noncommissioned officer...
Master Sgt. Jennifer Dorsey (left) with her daughter, Sgt. Lydia Dorsey at the master sergeant’s retirement ceremony. Master Sgt. Dorsey retired after more than 23 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard including two deployments. She was vital in the establishment of the Rock Island Arsenal-based 6th Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade.
Founding Member of Elite Illinois Armory National Guard Unit at Rock Island Arsenal Retires After 23 Years of Service
By | April 29, 2025
Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Jennifer Dorsey of Moline, one of the founding members of the Rock Island Arsenal-based 6th Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB), is retiring after 23 years of...
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