Specialized team deploys to INDOPACOM area of responsibility
February 9, 2024
Lt. Col. Beth Roxworthy (left), Commander of the 34th Division Sustainment Brigade, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas Black (right), State Command Chief Warrant Officer for the Illinois Army National Guard, present Capt. Simon Lee (center), Logistics Advisor Team 6612 Team Leader, with the Illinois flag that will accompany them on their deployment.

Bloomington Soldier Promoted to Colonel
February 9, 2024
Col. Jason Carter is pinned with his new rank by his daughter, Cenea, during a promotion ceremony held at the Illinois National Guard’s Military Academy in Springfield, Illinois.

Top Enlisted Leader Soars Higher
February 6, 2024
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Ben Reed, a base civil engineer with the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, poses for a portrait after an interview at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, Feb. 2, 2024.

About 300 Chicago-Based Soldiers Mobilize for Middle East Mission
February 2, 2024
Some 300 Soldiers from the 34th Division Sustainment Brigade and the 433rd Signal Company based in Chicago’s northwest side were mobilized for a year-long mission in the Middle East on Saturday, Jan. 27, during a ceremony at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Mount Prospect Resident Promoted to Major in the Illinois Army National Guard
January 12, 2024
Illinois National Guard Maj. Monica Perez of Mount Prospect, Ill., shakes hands with Col. David Helfrich, the commander of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade after Perez's promotion ceremony at the brigade headquarters on the Heartland Community College campus in Normal, Ill., on Nov. 18. Perez serves as the plans officer (S5) of the brigade.

Athens Soldier Promoted to Chief Warrant Officer Five
January 12, 2024
Newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brandon Defenbaugh, of Athens, Illinois, the safety officer for the Illinois Army National Guard, thanks family and friends for their support during his more than 30 years of service during a promotion ceremony Jan. 11 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

Deputy Wing Commander Receives Meritorious Service Medal
January 10, 2024
Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, the Assistant Adjutant General - Army for the Illinois National Guard and the Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, presents Air Force Col. Shawn Strahle, the Deputy Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Wing, with the Illinois Army National Guard Staff Eagle.

Smith presented with Illinois Army National Guard "Staff Eagle"
January 10, 2024
Illinois Army National Guard Col. Eric Smith, the Commander of the 34th Division Sustainment Brigade, was presented with the "Staff Eagle" for serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4) in the Illinois National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters from July 2022 to September 2023.

Stafford, Michigan Native Promoted to Major in the Illinois National Guard
January 9, 2024
Maj. Vern Meissner, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard’s headquarters company for Joint Force Headquarters – Illinois, addressed the crowd during his promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield Jan. 6.

Chicago South Suburbs Native Promoted to Major
January 9, 2024
The Illinois Army National Guard’s Andrew Sanchez of Chicago was promoted to major during a ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 6.

News
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