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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dylan Heeter, an operations intelligence specialist with the 182nd Operations Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, reinforces equipment containers at the McCormick Center alternative care facility in Chicago, May 5, 2020. The alternative care facility was built with the help of Illinois National Guardsmen to support the state’s healthcare infrastructure in the event of a patient overflow caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

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Lt. Col. Roger “Mike” Landon, right, of Petersburg, Illinois, receives a Meritorious Service Medal, from Col. Brian Creech, of Petersburg, Illinois, U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for Illinois, during his retirement ceremony Sept. 30 at Joint Force Headquarters, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Tara Landon, wife of Lt. Col. Roger “Mike” Landon, of Petersburg, Illinois, accepts a Certificate of Appreciation from Col. Brian Creech, U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for Illinois, during Landon’s retirement ceremony Sept. 30 at Joint Force Headquarters, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Lt. Col. Roger “Mike” Landon, of Petersburg, Illinois, accepts the Certificate of Retirement from Col. Brian Creech, of Petersburg, Illinois, U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for Illinois, during Landon’s retirement ceremony Sept. 30 at the Joint Force Headquarters, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Matthew Harris, of Petersburg, Illinois, thanks friends and family for their support during his promotion ceremony Sept. 16 at the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield, Illinois.

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Tsoetsy Harris, wife of newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Matthew Harris, of Petersburg, Illinois, secures his new rank on his uniform during the promotion ceremony Sept. 16 at the Illinois State Military Museum, Springfield, Illinois.

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Col. Ron Bonesz, Military Personnel Officer, Illinois Army National Guard, congratulates newly promoted Master Sgt. Matthew Harris, of Petersburg, Illinois, during his promotion ceremony Sept. 16 at the Illinois State Military Museum, Springfield, Illinois.

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Newly-promoted Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Nicholaus Fordham, of Sherman, Illinois, thanks friends and family during his promotion ceremony at the Joint Force Headquarters, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, Sept. 16.

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Stephanie Fordham, the wife of newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Nicholaus Fordham, of Sherman, Illinois, secures his new rank on his uniform during the promotion ceremony, Sept. 16 at Joint Force Headquarters, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Lt. Col. Sean Welker, left, of Pawnee, Illinois, the former commander of the 232nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, talks about the achievements of newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Nicholaus Fordham, of Sherman, Illinois, during Fordham’s promotion ceremony Sept. 16.

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1st Sgt. Zachary MacGrath, of Hudson, Illinois, Headquarters and Headquartes Company, 44th Chemical Battalion, talks about Sgt. 1st Class Charles Berry’s 34 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard during Berry’s retirement ceremony Aug. 27.

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Sgt. 1st Class Charles Berry, of Bloomington, Illinois, thanks friends and family for attending his retirement ceremony Aug. 27 at the Bloomington Readiness Center Charge. Berry retired after serving more than 34 years in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Sgt. 1st Class Charles Berry, left, of Bloomington, Illinois, is presented a Meritorious Service Medal by Maj. Lance Frail, of Sherman, Illinois, the 44th Chemical Battalion's Officer in Charge, Aug. 27 during his retirement ceremony after 34 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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Col. Melissa Beauman, of Glenarm, Illinois, is presented the Legion of Merit by Maj. Gen. Eric Little, National Guard Bureau Manpower and Personnel Directorate, during Beauman’s retirement ceremony Oct. 1 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Maj. Gen. Eric Little, National Guard Bureau Manpower and Personnel Directorate, presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Frank Wieman, Col. Melissa Beauman’s husband, during Beauman’s retirement ceremony Oct. 1 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Maj. Gen. Eric Little, National Guard Bureau, Manpower and Personnel Directorate, presents Col. Melissa Beauman the Certificate of Retirement during Beauman’s retirement ceremony Oct. 1 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Colonel Brian Creech, of Petersburg, has been selected by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Daniel Hokanson, to succeed Colonel Melissa Beauman as the next U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for Illinois. Creech will assume his new duties as the USPFO on Oct. 1 when Beauman retires after more than 30 years of military service in the U.S. Army and Illinois Army National Guard.

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Master Sgt. Donald Siltman thanks his colleagues, family members and friends during a re-enlistment ceremony Aug. 20 at the Illinois State Military Museum at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

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Master Sgt. Donald Siltman recites the oath of re-enlistment during a ceremony Aug. 20 at the Illinois State Military Museum at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

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Sgt. Danielle Ash, of Carlinville, Illinois, a food service specialist assigned to Company D, 634th Brigade Support Battalion, based in Galva, Illinois, adds seasonings to the braised beef and noodles prepared during the Region IV Phillip A. Connelly Award competition Aug. 4, 2020 at Marseilles Training Center, Marseilles, Illinois.

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