Springfield Soldier Continues to Build on Illinois National Guard Career
Springfield Soldier Continues to Build on Illinois National Guard Career
Springfield Soldier Continues to Build on Illinois National Guard Career
THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD TO CELEBRATE 300TH YEAR IN 2023
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Check out the Illinois National Guard's latest monthly publication, the Illinois National Guard Prairie Sentinel! Inside you'll find news and photos from around the ILNG! Click below to check it out!

Newly promoted Col. Eric Smith, Director of Logistics for the Illinois Army National Guard, thanks family and friends for their support throughout his 34 years of service during a promotion ceremony Jan. 13 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield.
Springfield Soldier Continues to Build on Illinois National Guard Career
By | Jan. 13, 2023
Springfield resident and Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Eric Smith laid the initial foundation to his military career when he enlisted in January 1989 as a carpenter/mason serving in the 744th Engineer Company.On Jan...
The Illinois National Guard’s 2nd Infantry Regiment enters the gates of Camp Lincoln, Springfield, in the late 1800s. Vendors used to gather at the gate of Camp Lincoln to sell to the thousands of Soldiers that trained at the facility. The Illinois National Guard will celebrate its 300th year in 2023 with communities across the state.
THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD TO CELEBRATE 300TH YEAR IN 2023
By Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton | Jan. 3, 2023
On May 9, 1723 in the small village of Kaskaskia, Diron d’ Artaguiette, the Inspector of Troops for the French Commandant, drilled the first militia in the Illinois Country.What is today known as the Illinois National Guard...
Capt. Anthony McClain, the Illinois National Guard Director of Diversity and Inclusion, smiles for a portrait in front of the Illinois National Guard Joint Force Headquarters on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill Dec. 29, 2022. McClain leads the Illinois National Guard’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Access program and strives to help the Guard achieve a more inclusive organizational culture. “We have an obligation to develop, mentor and retain top talent reflective of the communities we serve,” McClain said. “Some of my responsibilities include striving to improve the representation of underrepresented groups to ensure each individual in the Illinois National Guard has the opportunity, guidance and information necessary to reach their maximum potential.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Trenton Fouche, Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard)
Eye Opening Experience Helps Diversity Leader Foster Inclusive Culture
By Sgt. Trenton Fouche | Dec. 29, 2022
Fort Jackson in South Carolina was a long way from the southside of Chicago where Army Capt. Anthony McClain grew up. The intensity of basic combat training and drill sergeants yelling in his face didn’t prepare him for an...
During the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade’s deployment to Djibouti, military forces from the United States, along with Spanish, and Republic of Korea militaries were able to interact with each other. Nearly 200 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers serving on the deployment arrived home just before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Normal-based Unit Arrives Home from Deployment to Djibouti
By | Dec. 29, 2022
The last of approximately 200 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, based in Normal, Illinois, arrived home just in time to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with friends and...
Matt Palmisano, the new integrative prevention officer for the Illinois National Guard, helps guide his teammate during a resiliency exercise Dec. 1 on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. During the exercise Illinois National Guard servicemembers were put in teams and asked to help guide each other through obstacles while blindfolded. The exercise assisted groups with building trust while working together in a team environment. Instructors from NATAL, the Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center, brought resiliency training to the Illinois National Guard as a U.S. pilot course called Operational Stress Management and Resiliency Care for First Responders. The course ran from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, followed by another week of teleconference training.
INTEGRATIVE PREVENTION OFFICER: WE NEED ‘NEW AND FRESH’ SOLUTIONS TO HARMFUL BEHAVIORS
By Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton | Dec. 28, 2022
Matt Palmisano gets it.The new Illinois National Guard Integrative Prevention Officer was an active-duty Army officer who served in the Infantry and then as a Behavioral Science Officer with a combat deployment to Iraq. He...
Illinois Army National Guard trucks line up prior to June's parade. The temperature was 23-degrees Fahrenheit, but it was a warm June Day in Auburn, Illinois, Dec. 17 as the Illinois National Guard joined hundreds of first responders and community groups from across the region to give 3-year-old June Peden-Stade a parade. The Make A Wish Foundation reached out to the City of Auburn with June's wish this week and supporters flocked in from all over Central Illinois to make the parade a reality, including 10 trucks and about 20 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion; Charlie Company of the 634th Brigade Support Battalion; Battery B of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery; and the 3637th Maintenance Company - all based in Springfield.
Illinois National Guard Helps Make 3-Year-Old June Peden-Stade's Wish for a Parade a Reality
By Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton | Dec. 20, 2022
The temperature was 23-degrees Fahrenheit, but it was a warm June Day in Auburn, Illinois, on Dec. 17 as the Illinois National Guard joined hundreds of first responders, schools, and community groups from across the region to...
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