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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Maj. Elaine Nussbaum and Col. Kevin Little present a certificate of appreciation to Nussbaum’s mother, Therese, during Nussbaum’s Nov. 4 retirement ceremony at Illinois National Guard headquarters on Camp Lincoln, Springfield. Nussbaum, was a key leader in the famed Paris, Ill.-based 1544th Transportation Company and took care of her Soldiers for 22 years. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin Malone, Illinois National Guard)

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Members and veterans of the 1544th Transportation Company who served with Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen gather at the dedication ceremony of the Jeremy Ridlen Post Office at the Maroa, Illinois, Fire Department Oct. 25. Ridlen was killed in action May 23, 2004 in Iraq.

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The family of fallen Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen, mother, Cheryl, sister, Amanda and twin brother, Jason, are joined by U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis, Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, and Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Tuttle, during the unveiling of the plaque, dedicating the Maroa, Illinois, post office in honor of Ridlen, during a ceremony Oct. 25 at the Maroa Fire Department.

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The family of fallen Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen, mother, Cheryl, sister, Amanda and twin brother, Jason, join U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis and Bernice Joseph, customer relations manager, U.S. Postal Service, during the unveiling of the plaque, dedicating the Maroa, Illinois, post office in honor of Ridlen, during a ceremony Oct. 25 at the Maroa Fire Department.

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Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen's family, including mother Cheryl, sister Amanda and brother Jason, stand during the national anthem during a ceremony dedicating the Maroa, Illinois post office in honor of Ridlen, Oct. 25 at the Maroa Fire Department.

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Staff Sgt. Brittany Klein and Pvt. 1st Class Connor Rijkse of the 933rd Military Police Company participate in a trust-building activity during Discrimination Prevention training at the North Central Army Reserve Intelligence Support Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, September 24, 2022.

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Brig. Gen. Justin Osberg, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General of the Army Illinois Joint Force Headquarters, delivers a brief to Soldiers of the 933rd Military Police Company about Task Force Restore Trust at the North Central Army Reserve Intelligence Support Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, September 24, 2022.

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Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 1244th Transportation Company participate in breakout sessions discussing the risk factors and warning signs of suicide during Suicide Prevention training at the North Riverside Armory in Broadville, Illinois, on September 10, 2022.

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Sgt. Maj. Jason S. Coffey, of Galion, Ohio, chief operations noncommissioned officer, 244th Digital Liaison Detachment, based in Chicago, presents a certificate of appreciation to his wife, Kristine, during a retirement ceremony Oct. 15 at the Northwest Armory in Chicago.

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Sgt. Maj. Jason S. Coffey, of Galion, Ohio, Chief Operations noncommissioned officer, 244th Digital Liaison Detachment, based in Chicago, is presented a certificate of retirement by Col. Max Casteleyn, commander, 244th DLD, during a retirement ceremony Oct. 15 at the Northwest Armory in Chicago.

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Sgt. 1st Class Charles Chinski, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, 244th Digital Liaison Detachment, based in Chicago, presents his wife, Elizabeth, a certificate of appreciation during a retirement ceremony Oct. 16 at the Northwest Armory in Chicago.

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Sgt. 1st Class Charles Chinski, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, 244th Digital Liaison Detachment, based in Chicago, is presented a certificate of retirement by Col. Max Casteleyn, commander, 244th DLD, during a retirement ceremony Oct. 16 at the Northwest Armory in Chicago.

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Lt. Col. Joseph Harris, the Recruiting and Retention Battalion commander, presents a Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. 1st Class David Keefer, of Charleston, Illinois, during his retirement ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, October 13.

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Lt. Col. Joseph Harris, the Recruiting and Retention Battalion commander, presents a Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. 1st Class Justin Wolfe, of Sycamore, Illinois, during his retirement ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, October 13.

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Lt. Col. Joseph Harris, the Recruiting and Retention Battalion commander, presents a wooden flag to Sgt. 1st Class Robert Gasen, of Girard Illinois, during his retirement ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, October 13.

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Lt. Col. Joseph Harris, the Recruiting and Retention Battalion commander, presents a wooden flag to Sgt. First Class Timothy Allsteadt, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, during his retirement ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, October 13.

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