REMAINS OF WWII ILLINOIS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER RETURN TO ILLINOIS AFTER NEARLY 84 YEARS
REMAINS OF WWII ILLINOIS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER RETURN TO ILLINOIS AFTER NEARLY 84 YEARS
REMAINS OF WWII ILLINOIS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER RETURN TO ILLINOIS AFTER NEARLY 84 YEARS
‘A LEADER OF SOLDIERS’ RETIRES AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Kelly has been named as the 15th State Command Sergeant Major for the Illinois Army National Guard.
Major Gen. Rodney Boyd, Adjutant General of the State of Illinois presents the U.S. flag to Jackie Platt-Whitfield, window of retired Brig. Gen. Walter J. Whitfield
Soldiers with the Arizona National Guard Honor Guard conduct the flag folding ceremony during a full military honors funeral for retired Brig. Gen. Walter J. Whitfield, Sept. 9, 2024
Soldiers of the Arizona National Guard Honor Guard stand at attention for the playing of TAPS during a full military honor's funeral for retired Brig. Gen. Walter J. Whitfield, Sept. 9, 2024
Brig. Gen. Whitfield, who passed August 16, 2024, was the first black person to be federally recognized as a brigadier general in the Illinois Army National Guard.
Ken Salas and Jackie Platt-Whitfield present Major Gen. Rodney Boyd, Adjutant General of the State of Illinois with a saber that belonged to retired Brig. Gen. Walter J. Whitfield Sept. 9, 2024
Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brooker of Rockford retired from the Illinois Army National Guard after 28 years of service.
Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brooker of Rockford retired from the Illinois Army National Guard after 28 years of service.
Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brooker of Rockford retired from the Illinois Army National Guard after 28 years of service.
Twin sister Julie Berry (left), mother Janet Brooker (middle) and Sgt. First Class Melissa Brooker (right) smiled for a group pose.
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Rosemarie Dillon, of Batavia, the 89-year-old niece and primary next of kin of Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele, touches his flag draped casket after it arrives at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Oct. 1. Jerele was a World War II Prisoner of War who died in captivity in 1943. DPAA announced in December his remains had been identified. Jerele will be laid to rest at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood Oct. 4 with full military honors.
Remains of WWII Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Return to Illinois After Nearly 84 Years
By Barbara Wilson, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office | Oct. 2, 2024
Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele, of Berkeley, Illinois, is finally home, nearly 84 years after Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, based in Maywood, was activated for federal service, Nov. 25, 1940. The...
Sgt. Maj. Russell Creviston, G-3 sergeant major, Illinois Army National Guard, offers humorous advice to fellow Soldiers during a retirement ceremony Sept. 18 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield. Creviston, who enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in 1992, retired with 32 years of service.
‘A Leader of Soldiers’ Retires After 32 Years of Service
By | Sept. 23, 2024
“No one is more professional than I. I am a noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers.” Command Sgt. Maj. Philip Barber, State Command Sergeant Major, Illinois Army National Guard, said that first sentence of the U.S...
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Kelly has been named as the 15th State Command Sergeant Major for the Illinois Army National Guard. He will be replacing Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Barber who has accepted a Senior Enlisted Leader assignment with First Army at Rock Island Arsenal. As the State Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Kelly will serve as the primary advisor on all enlisted matters to the Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard Col. (promotable) Lenny Williams. He is currently the Command Sergeant Major of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Command Sgt. Maj. Kelly has been in the Army for 35 years and has served the community as a Chicago Police Officer for the past 24 years.
Combat Veteran, Chicago Police Officer, Chosen as Illinois Army National Guard's Top NCO
By | Sept. 20, 2024
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Kelly, an experienced combat leader and Chicago Police Officer, has been selected as the 15th State Command Sergeant Major for the Illinois Army National Guard. He will be replacing Command Sgt. Maj...
Twin sister Julie Berry (left), mother Janet Brooker (middle) and Sgt. First Class Melissa Brooker (right) smiled for a group pose. Brooker told a story about her twin sister wearing her uniform and pretending to be her to prank her drill sergeants during the end of her basic training. Brooker credited her family with a lot of love and support during her long military career.
Rockford Resident Retires After 28 Years in the Illinois National Guard
By | Sept. 16, 2024
Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brooker of Rockford retired from the Illinois Army National Guard after 28 years of service but told those at her Sept. 13 retirement ceremony in Bloomington that she was “not done being young.”...
Approximately 100 Illinois Army National Guard warrant officers pose for a photo while in attendance at the Illinois National Guard Warrant Officer Symposium on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois Sept. 11-12. During the symposium the warrant officers had the opportunity to hear from senior leaders from various states and command levels to include the National Guard Bureau. The symposium covered a wide range of topics, including recruiting and retention efforts, the future of the Warrant Officer Corps, and ongoing improvements at the National Guard Bureau. Leaders also emphasized the critical role of warrant officers in the modern Army National Guard. (U.S. Army photo by Mr. Robert R. Adams, Command Information Manager, ILNG PAO)
Illinois National Guard Holds Warrant Officer Symposium
By | Sept. 13, 2024
The Illinois National Guard hosted a Warrant Officer Symposium on Sept. 11-12 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. The event brought together warrant officers from across the state to...
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Richard “Trey” McCormick of Springfield, Illinois, serving with Detachment 5, A Company, 2nd Battalion 245th Aviation Regiment based in Springfield, Illinois, along side Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Childers of Jacksonville, Illinois, also serving in the 245th, walk towards friends and family members of McCormick’s after he flew a Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois on Sept. 6. McCormick took his final flights in Chinook helicopter and a Beechcraft C-12 Heron, marking the end of a distinguished aviation career of more than 29 years in the Illinois Army National Guard. (U.S. Army photo by Mr. Robert R. Adams, Command Information Manager, ILNG PAO)
Springfield Native Army Aviator Retires After 29 Years of Service
By Robert Adams, Command Information Manager, ILNG PAO | Sept. 11, 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Richard “Trey” McCormick of Springfield, Illinois, serving with Detachment 5, A Company, 2nd Battalion 245th Aviation Regiment based in Springfield, Illinois, took his final flights on Sept. 6 in a...
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