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Illinois Army National Guard Col. Eric Smith, the Commander of the 34th Division Sustainment Brigade, was presented with the "Staff Eagle" for serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4) in the Illinois National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters from July 2022 to September 2023.

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Maj. Vern Meissner, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard’s headquarters company for Joint Force Headquarters – Illinois, addressed the crowd during his promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield Jan. 6.

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Maj. Vern Meissner, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard’s headquarters company for Joint Force Headquarters – Illinois, received his rank by his mother, Viva Meissner, during a promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield Jan. 6.

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Maj. Vern Meissner, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard’s headquarters company for Joint Force Headquarters – Illinois, poses with his family after a promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield Jan. 6.

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Maj. Andrew Sanchez, a branch chief under the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4), was pinned with the major rank by his mother, Lucia Kulbartz, during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 6. The two shared an embrace after Sanchez received his new rank.

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The Illinois Army National Guard’s Andrew Sanchez of Chicago was promoted to major during a ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 6.

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Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Col Timothy Barnhart, the surface maintenance manager for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4) congratulated the newly promoted Maj. Andrew Sanchez, a branch chief under the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4).

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Maj. Andrew Sanchez, a branch chief under the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4), addressed the of Staff for Logistics (G4) members during his promotion ceremony.

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Lt. Col. Nicholas Krzensinki, staff officer in the Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters’ Plans, Operations, and Training Directorate (G3) poses with his family after his promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 4.

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The Illinois Army National Guard’s staff officer in the Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters’ Plans, Operations, and Training Directorate (G3), Nicholas Krzensinki, was promoted to lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 4.

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The Illinois Army National Guard’s staff officer in the Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters’ Plans, Operations, and Training Directorate (G3), Nicholas Krzensinki, was promoted to lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 4.

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Lt. Col. Nicholas Krzensinki, staff officer in the Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters’ Plans, Operations, and Training Directorate (G3) addressed the crowd during his promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 4.

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Dejuan Patterson of Chicago was promoted to sergeant in the Illinois Army National Guard just prior to deploying to Europe with the Chicago-based 1863rd Financial Management Support Detachment.

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Capt. Cameron Ward, the 1863rd’s Commander, Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, Sgt. Dejuan Patterson, a military pay chief with the 1863rd and Patterson’s family gathered for a group photo after the mobilization and promotion ceremony at the Northwest Armory in Chicago Jan. 5.

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Sgt. Dejuan Patterson, a native of Chicago’s South Side and former active-duty Marine canine handler, was promoted to sergeant in the Illinois Army National Guard at the Northwest Armory in Chicago Jan. 5 during a deployment ceremony for the 1863rd Financial Management Support Detachment.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army, and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, thanks the families of the Soldiers in the 1863rd Finance Management Support Detachment during a mobilization ceremony at the Northwest Armory in Chicago Jan. 5.

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Soldiers in the 1863rd Finance Management Support Detachment, based in Chicago, salute during the mobilization ceremony Jan. 5 at the Northwest Armory in Chicago.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army, and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Barber, State Command Sergeant Major, right, present the state of Illinois flag to Capt. Cameron Ward, Commander, 1863rd Finance Management Support Detachment during a mobilization ceremony at the Northwest Armory in Chicago Jan. 5.

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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ryan Little thanks family and friends for their support throughout his 26 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard during a retirement ceremony Dec. 21 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. Little will retire from the Illinois Army National Guard Dec. 31.

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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ryan Little salutes Col. Shawn Nokes, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Illinois Army National Guard, after the presentation of the Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony Dec. 21 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. Little retired after 26 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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