The Illinois Army National Guard hosted competitors from the Army and Air National Guards as well as Soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces during its Best Warrior Competition at the Marseilles Training Center, Marseilles, Illinois, April 4-7, 2019.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth returned to Iraq in April to visit Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 108th Sustainment Brigade deployed there and to show her support for their service and mission in the region.

The Illinois Army National Guard received notification that approximately 90 Soldiers and equipment from the 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment are slated to be activated for federal service in the spring of 2020.

A mobilization ceremony was held in Springfield Nov. 7 for six Soldiers who will deploy to

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Imagine sleeping peacefully in bed, you’re awakened by a subtle shaking. Not

As dawn broke the Illinois National Guard’s 5th Civil Support Team (CST) responded to a simulated

After a 33-year military career spanning enlisted and officer service as well as both active duty

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Steve Foster of Riverton, Illinois, was promoted to the rank of Colonel in a

After weeks of training, the Army’s newest cooks graduated from the Culinary Specialist

The 1965th Contingency Contracting Team held its deployment ceremony in the Illinois Military

Nine Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from across the state converged on Marseilles Training

Illinois Air National Guard 1st Lt. Jennifer Weitekamp seems like a mild-mannered, polite and

1st Sgt. Chad McDannald, a Jacksonville, Illinois, native, and Sgt. 1st Class Beau Detrick, of