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Sgt. 1st Class Richard Knowles, center, and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Caceres, right, both of Petersburg, are presented with certificates of retirement from Lt. Col. Wyatt Bickett, of Smithton, during a joint retirement ceremony March 23 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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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.

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Tracy Thomas, mother of newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Capt. Mikaya Thomas, secures new rank on Thomas’ uniform while Ernie Secrest, Thomas’ great aunt, pins new rank on her cap March 23 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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Members of the Estonian Division (ESTDIV), 4th SFAB, 291st DLD (Maryland ARNG), US Army CAC, and 244th DLD gather at the closing ceremony of Warfighter 24.3 in Tallinn, Estonia.

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LTC Michael Kowalski, Commander of the 244th Digital Liaison Detachment (DLD) and MG Veiko-Vello Palm, Commander of the 1st Estonia Division acknowledge a job well done at the closing ceremony of Warfighter 24.3 in Tallinn, Estonia. The 244th DLD was deployed forward to multiple locations in Estonia in March 2024 in support of the NATO multi-national named exercise 'Austere Challenge 2024'. (Credit MAJ Argo Savi, ESTDIV)

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Eastridge Named Deputy Assistant Adjutant General – Army of the Illinois National Guar

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Major General Rodney Boyd selected as Adjutant General for Illinois, making history as the first Black officer to command the Illinois National Guard

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Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Christina Fiorentino, of Chicago, was selected as the Soldier Leader of the Cycle while attending Basic Military Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

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Soldiers and families with the 933rd Military Company came together March 9th for a welcome home ceremony at the College of Lake County, in Grayslake, Illinois.

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Soldiers with the 933rd Military Company laugh together March 9th after a welcome home ceremony at the College of Lake County, in Grayslake, Illinois. The 933rd Military Police company deployed to U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility from January 2023 to November 2023.

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Capt. McCreery, Commander of the 933rd Military Police Company based in Fort Sheridan, speaks to the Soldiers and families of the 933rd on March 9th during a welcome home ceremony at the College of Lake County, in Grayslake, Illinois.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General Army of the Illinois National Guard speaks to the Soldiers and families of the 933rd Military Police Company based in Fort Sheridan, Illinois on March 9th during a welcome home ceremony at the College of Lake County, in Grayslake, Illinois.

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Leaders from the Illinois Army National Guard, the 933rd Military Company and their families stand during the playing on the National Anthem on March 9th during a welcome home ceremony at the College of Lake County, in Grayslake, Illinois.

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Chief Master Sgt. Amanda G. Stewart, of Nokomis, Illinois, stands with her family after her retirement ceremony at the 126th Air Refueling Wing Hangar, Scott AFB, Illinois, March 3.

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Chief Master Sgt. Amanda G. Stewart, of Nokomis, Illinois, was awarded the meritorious service medal by 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Brad Kahrhoff, of Trenton, Illinois, during her retirement ceremony at the 126th ARW Hangar, Scott AFB, Illinois, March 3.

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Illinois Army National Guard Maj. Christine Hurley, of Springfield, the collective training branch chief of the Illinois Army National Guard, thanks family, friends and fellow Soldiers for their support during her nearly 30 years of military service during a ceremony March 1 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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Col. Randy Edwards, Director of Plans, Training, and Operations for the Illinois Army National Guard, presents Maj. Christine Hurley with a certificate of retirement in recognition of her nearly 30 years of military service during a ceremony March 1 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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Following the presentation of various gifts, Master Sgt. Kenneth Ray, Branch Chief, 1st Battalion, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), thanks family and friends for many years of support during his 20 years of military service during a retirement ceremony Feb. 25 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Lt. Col. Nick Camardo, Commander, 1st Battalion, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) presents Master Sgt. Kenneth Ray, Branch Chief, 1st Battalion, 129th RTI, with a Certificate of Retirement during Ray’s retirement ceremony Feb. 25 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

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Sgt. Maj. Kevin Driscoll, of Oswego, Illinois, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) operations sergeant major, thanks family and friends for many years of support during his 26 years of military service during a retirement ceremony Feb. 24 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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