Col. Shawn Green, Commander, 183d Mission Support Group (left) and Lt. Col. Joseph Crispen (right), Commander, 183d Force Support Squadron (FSS), stand side by side just prior to Crispen assuming command of FSS. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Kerr)

Lt. Col. Joseph Crispen (right), accepts the 183d Force Support Squadron (FSS) guidon from Col. Shawn Green, Commander, 183d Mission Support Group (left), as he accepts command of FSS. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Kerr)

Chief Warrant Officer (4) Peggy Bates hugs friends after her retirement ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Il Aug 7. Bates retired after 38 years of military service. She enlisted in the ILARNG in August of 1984 as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic with 3637th Maintenance Company in Springfield, IL. CW4 Bates spent the next 22 years as an enlisted Soldier serving in numerous positions to include Parts Clerk, Technical Inspector, Maintenance Control NCO, Operations NCO, and First Sergeant for 3637th Maintenance Company and the 65th Troop Command. She began her Warrant Officer career in 2006 as an Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer for B 634th Brigade Support Battalion and converted to a Property Accounting Warrant Officer in 2008. She has served as a Federal Technician for over 37 years. Bates’ dedication to the ILARNG and the technician program enhanced the logistics community within the entire state. (U.S. Army photo by Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Trenton Fouche)

Chief Warrant Officer (4) Peggy Bates gives her remarks during her retirement ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Il Aug 7. Bates retired after 38 years of military service. She enlisted in the ILARNG in August of 1984 as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic with 3637th Maintenance Company in Springfield, IL. CW4 Bates spent the next 22 years as an enlisted Soldier serving in numerous positions to include Parts Clerk, Technical Inspector, Maintenance Control NCO, Operations NCO, and First Sergeant for 3637th Maintenance Company and the 65th Troop Command. She began her Warrant Officer career in 2006 as an Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer for B 634th Brigade Support Battalion and converted to a Property Accounting Warrant Officer in 2008. She has served as a Federal Technician for over 37 years. Bates’ dedication to the ILARNG and the technician program enhanced the logistics community within the entire state. (U.S. Army photo by Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Trenton Fouche)

1st Sgt. Ryan Crews gave his farewell speech during his retirement ceremony Aug. 7, at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield. Over his 34 year career, he served in a variety of command and staff positions including as a platoon sergeant, a brigade communications (S-6) noncommissioned officer-in-charge, a signal support systems specialist (25U) instructor, first sergeant of the 406th Signal Company, first sergeant of C Co., 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion, and lastly as the state tactical communications senior noncommissioned officer-in-charge.

Illinois Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Ryan Crews, of Mount Vernon, presents a certificate of appreciation to wife, Sara, during a retirement ceremony Aug. 7 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. Crews retired after 34 years in the Illinois Army National Guard. Crews retired from his civilian job, a captain in the Mount Vernon Police Department, in May.