From Private to General: Eastridge Promoted to Brigadier General
From Private to General: Eastridge Promoted to Brigadier General
From Private to General: Eastridge Promoted to Brigadier General
From Private to General: Eastridge Promoted to Brigadier General
Illinois National Guard Friends Complete Marathon Challenge
Illinois National Guard Friends Complete Marathon Challenge
Illinois National Guard Friends Complete Marathon Challenge
Smithton Soldier retires after 23 years of service
Smithton Soldier retires after 23 years of service
Two Petersburg Soldiers retire from Illinois National Guard
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Newly promoted U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Eastridge, of Plymouth, Michigan, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Illinois Army National Guard, thanks family and friends for their support throughout his 35-year career during a promotion ceremony April 6 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.
From Private to General - Eastridge Promoted to Brigadier General
By | April 8, 2024
Joined by family, friends, and fellow Soldiers, Michael Eastridge, of Plymouth, Michigan, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General – Army, was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony April 8 at the Illinois Military Academy,...
Illinois Air National Guard Lt. Col. Kira Tierney of Middletown, the commander of the 183rd Force Support Squadron based in Springfield, and retired Illinois Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rachelle McKay of Hartselle, Alabama have run six marathons, roughly 160 miles. Both completed the Abbott World Marathon Majors, a program to incentivize runners to complete all six world marathons: Boston, New York, Berlin, London, Chicago, and Tokyo. They are pictured here at the finish of the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8, 2023.
Illinois National Guard Friends Complete Marathon Challenge
By | March 29, 2024
Pheidippides, the original marathon runner, was a Soldier in the Greek Army who ran roughly 26 miles to Athens to give news of the Greek victory at Marathon. Then he died. Illinois Air National Guard Lt. Col. Kira Tierney of...
Lt. Col. Wyatt Bickett, of Smithton, officer-in-charge of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), thanks family, friends, and fellow Soldiers for their support throughout his 23 years of military service. Bickett retired from the Illinois Army National Guard in a ceremony March 27 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield.
Smithton Soldier retires after 23 years of service
By | March 28, 2024
Lt. Col. Wyatt Bickett’s 23 years of military service was honored during a retirement ceremony March 27 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield...
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Caceres, of Petersburg, thanks friends, family, and fellow Soldiers, for their support during his 30 years of service in the military during a joint retirement ceremony March 23 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.
Two Petersburg Soldiers retire from Illinois National Guard
By | March 25, 2024
Two military careers spanning a total of 56 years were celebrated at the Illinois Military Academy, March 23, as Sgt. 1st Class Richard Knowles and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Caceres, both of Petersburg, retired. “I could stand...
Newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Capt. Mikaya Thomas, of Champaign, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) thanks family, friends, and fellow Soldiers for their support during her nine years of service during a promotion ceremony March 23 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.
Champaign Soldier promoted to Captain in Illinois Army National Guard
By | March 25, 2024
Nearly nine years after joining the U.S. Army, Mikaya Thomas, of Champaign, was promoted to the rank of captain in the Illinois Army National Guard during a ceremony March 23 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, in...
Col. Michael Eastridge, the Illinois National Guard Chief of the Joint Staff and former Commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, has been named as the Illinois National Guard’s next Deputy Assistant Adjutant General – Army and received his federal recognition as a brigadier general this week. His promotion ceremony will be held in April. (Courtesy photo.)
Eastridge Named Deputy Assistant Adjutant General – Army of the Illinois National Guard
By | March 20, 2024
Col. Michael Eastridge, the Illinois National Guard Chief of the Joint Staff and former Commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, has been named as the Illinois National Guard’s next Deputy Assistant Adjutant...
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