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Sgt. Patrick Stockhausen explains the operations of an M119A3 Howitzer to members of the Riddle family at the Sycamore Armory.

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Alpha Battery, 2-122nd Field Artillery teamed with the Illinois Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Command to hold an open house at the Sycamore Armory.

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Pvt. Saniya Buchanan explains the operation of the M119A3 Howitzer to Destiny Walker (left) and Jordan Henderson (center) at the Sycamore Armory.

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Sgt 1st Class James Nelson explains to his parents how to read the changes made when moving the tube on the M119A3 howitzer at the Sycamore Armory.

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Pfc. Alex Torres poses with a shirt that is being handed out at the Sycamore Armory.

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Sgt. Juan Carlos Vargas demonstrates to Donnie Spaniol (center) and Mike Miller (left) how to ensure that they have a good seal while wearing an M50 gas mask at the Sycamore Armory.

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Members of the Ensign family(center) try a meal, ready-to-eat for lunch at the Sycamore Armory on February 7, 2026.

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Sgt. Ruben Guzman explains what he does to several local children at the Sycamore Armory.

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Illinois Army National Guard soldiers exit the plane after arriving home from a deployment.

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Family members and friends of soldiers from the 661st Engineer Construction Company take photos and videos of the soldiers returning from deployment during a homecoming event.

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Eleven-year-old Michaela Sizek and 3-year-old Mya Sizek wait with their mother, Emily Sikes, for Spc. Austin Sikes to get off the airplane after arriving home from a Middle East deployment.

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Three-year-old Maverick Ricketts looks across the tarmac for his father, Cpl. Briar Ricketts.

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Illinois Army National Guard soldiers reunite with friends and family after arriving home from deployment.

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Illinois Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chris Burbach embraces his sons, Tommy and Danny, after returning home from deployment.

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Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bryant Lively is welcomed home after returning from deployment.

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Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Diego Santiago and Spc. Manuel Noa pose for a photo for their families.

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Illinois Army National Guard 1st Lt. Michael Raymond poses for a picture with his family.

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Illinois Army National Guard Cpl. Briar Ricketts holds his 3-year-old son, Maverick Ricketts, and kisses his mother, Elizabeth Ricketts.

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Three-year-old Maverick Ricketts holds his ears in the cold as the airplane carrying his father, Illinois Army National Guard Cpl. Briar Ricketts, lands in Springfield.

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The airplane carrying about 50 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's Macomb-based 661st Engineer Construction Company lands in Springfield.

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