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Chief Warrant Officer (2) Aendri Decker, Chief Warrant Officer (2) George Frimpong and Sgt. Jonathan Blair (left to right), all representing 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment as the Illinois Army National Guard’s first African-American flight crew pose for a photograph March 31, 2022 in Kankakee, Illinois. The three hope to inform other African-Americans of the opportunities to fly aircrafts in the military. (photo courtesy of Chief Warrant Officer (2) George Frimpong)

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Photo of Maj General Neely (TAG-Illinois) speaking at podium outdoors

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Photo of Maj General Neely (TAG-Illinois) speaking at podium outdoors

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Photo of Senator Dick Durbin and Maj Gen Richard Neely shaking hands

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Photo of Senator Dick Durbin and Maj Gen Richard Neely shaking hands

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Sen. Dick Durbin speaking from podium outside

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Sen. Dick Durbin speaking from podium outside

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Sen. Dick Durbin speaking from podium outside

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Sen. Dick Durbin speaking from podium outside

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Sen. Dick Durbin speaking from podium outside

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Sen. Dick Durbin speaking from podium outside

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Maj Gen Richard Neely (TAG-Illinois) speaking from podium outside

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Maj Gen Richard Neely (TAG-Illinois) speaking from podium outside

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Sgt. Maj. David Owsley, of Forsyth, Illinois, second from right, stands at attention during the reading of the retirement order during the retirement ceremony April 1 at the Illinois Military Academy in Springfield, Illinois.

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Sgt. Maj. David Owsley, of Forsyth, Illinois, speaks to those in attendance during his retirement ceremony April 1 at the Illinois Military Academy in Springfield, Illinois. Owsley retires after nearly 33 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Col. Eric Davis, Director, Plans, Training and Operations, Illinois Army National Guard, thanks Sgt. Maj. David Owsley for his nearly 33 years of military service.

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Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, of Naperville, Assistant Adjutant General-Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, thanks Sgt. Maj. David Owsley, of Forsyth, for his nearly 33 years of military service during Owsley's retirement ceremony April 1 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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Sgt. Maj. David Owsley, of Forsyth, Plans, Training and Operations sergeant major, Illinois Army National Guard, receives the Legion of Merit for nearly 33 years of military service from Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, of Naperville, Assistant Adjutant General - Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, during a retirement ceremony April 1 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield Illinois.

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Sgt. Maj. David Owsley, of Forsyth, Illinois, Plans, Operations and Training sergeant major, receives a Minute Man statue from Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Behary, of Sherman, State Command Sergeant Major, in honor of his retirement after nearly 33 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Johnny J. O’Brien, of Sherman, Illinois, passes the Company D guidon to 1st Sgt. Dennis Medina of Chicago, Illinois, during a change of responsibility ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Aurora, Illinois, March 26.

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