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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...

Col. (P) Lenny Williams, the Assistant Adjutant General – Army, and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, presents Capt. Andrew Mix, commander, Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, with a State of Illinois flag to carry with them on their deployment to the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility.
'Guardians of Nation's Liberty' Mobilize for Mission to U.S. Africa Command
By Barbara Wilson, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office | Sept. 9, 2024
“It’s go time.” With those three words, approximately 155 Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment were mobilized to deploy to the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...

Colonel Lenny Williams, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Illinois Army National Guard
Colonel Lenny Williams appointed Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Illinois Army National Guard
By | Aug. 30, 2024
Governor JB Pritzker has selected former Illinois Army National Guard Chief of Staff Colonel Lenny Williams as the next Assistant Adjutant General – Army of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Army...

Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, The Adjutant General of Illinois and the Commander of the Illinois National Guard, speaks with 8th Infantry Regiment Illinois National Guard Association President Ron Murdock prior to the 8th Infantry Scholarship ceremony. Boyd was the keynote speaker at the 8th Infantry Illinois National Guard Association annual scholarship ceremony on Aug. 10 at the Illinois Army National Guard's General Richard Jones Armory on Chicago's South Side. 

The 8th Infantry Association keeps the memory of the Illinois National Guard's all-African-American
Two-Star General Returns to South Side Chicago to Inspire Youth at 8th Infantry Association Scholarship Ceremony
By | Aug. 20, 2024
Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, The Adjutant General of Illinois and the Commander of the Illinois National Guard was the keynote speaker at the 8th Infantry Illinois National Guard Association annual scholarship ceremony on Aug. 10...

1st Sgt. Anthony Womack’s 12-year-old son, Hunter Krimminger, firmly affixes his father’s new rank to his chest. Anthony Womack of Highland, Illinois, was promoted to the rank of first sergeant during an Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command regional meeting, Aug. 2, in the National Guard’s Shiloh Armory.  (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kierra Harris, Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command.)
Highland, Illinois, Soldier Promoted to First Sergeant
By | Aug. 19, 2024
Anthony Womack of Highland, Illinois, was promoted to the rank of first sergeant during an Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command regional meeting, Aug. 2, in the National Guard’s Shiloh Armory...

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