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A 182nd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules transporting Illinois National Guardsmen departs Peoria, Illinois, for Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2025. The approximately 110 Soldiers and 30 Airmen mobilized to the U.S. capital in support of security operations for the 60th presidential inauguration.

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Soldiers and Airmen with the Illinois National Guard board a C-130H Hercules in Peoria, Illinois, Jan. 15, 2025, for mobilization to Washington, D.C. The Guardsmen activated in support of security operations for the 60th presidential inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

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Soldiers and Airmen with the Illinois National Guard board a C-130H Hercules in Peoria, Illinois, Jan. 15, 2025, for mobilization to Washington, D.C. The Guardsmen activated in support of security operations for the 60th presidential inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Clayton Ledbetter, an air transportation specialist with the 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, takes roll call of a personnel movement in Peoria, Illinois, Jan. 15, 2025, in preparation for departure to Washington, D.C. Approximately 110 Soldiers and 30 Airmen from the Illinois National Guard mobilized to the U.S. capital in support of security operations for the 60th presidential inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

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"Honey Badgers" celebrate as the Woodstock-based unit is named "Company of the Year"

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"Honey Badgers" celebrate as the Woodstock-based unit is named "Company of the Year"

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"Honey Badgers" celebrate as the Woodstock-based unit is named "Company of the Year"

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"Honey Badgers" celebrate as the Woodstock-based unit is named "Company of the Year"

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard; Command Sergeant Major Kehinde Salami, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois National Guard; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Marlon Burton, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois Air National Guard,; pose with Senior Master Sgt. Brett Miller, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL, after Miller's selection as Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year of the Year.

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, presents the award for Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year to Senior Master Sgt. Brett Miller of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL.

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard; Command Sergeant Major Kehinde Salami, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois National Guard; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Marlon Burton, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois Air National Guard,; pose with Senior Master Sgt. Alexander Mercer, 183d Wing, Springfield, IL, after his selection as Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, presents the award for Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year to Senior Master Sgt. Alexander Mercer of the 183d Wing, Springfield, IL.

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard; Command Sergeant Major Kehinde Salami, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois National Guard; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Marlon Burton, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois Air National Guard,; pose with Tech. Sgt. Jacob Speicher, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB, IL, after his selection as Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, presents the award for Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year to Tech. Sgt. Jacob Speicher of the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB, IL.

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard; Command Sergeant Major Kehinde Salami, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois National Guard; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Marlon Burton, Senior Enlisted Leader - Illinois Air National Guard; pose with Senior Airman Hannah Sundararajan of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL, after her selection as Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year.

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the Assistant Adjutant General - Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, presents the award for Illinois Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year to Senior Airman Hannah Sundararajan of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL.

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Newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer Five Amanda Lindsay thanks friends, family, and fellow Soldiers for their support throughout her 33-year military career during a promotion ceremony Jan. 3 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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On with the new…newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 5 Amanda Lindsay’s son, Kyle Camden, secures her new rank during a promotion ceremony Jan. 3 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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Gina Dickerson smiles after the United States Property and Fiscal Officer of Illinois, Col. Brian Creech presented her with the Illinois Military Medal of Merit.

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Derek Dickerson, a teacher at Washington Middle School, listens to his mother, Gina Dickerson, speak during her retirement ceremony.

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