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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, and Col. Michael Eastridge, former commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, present Chris Elstoft, Consul General of Australia in Chicago, with a plaque honoring the shared history between the Illinois National Guard and Australia.

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Chris Elstoft, Consul General of Australia in Chicago, talks about the Illinois National Guard and Australia’s shared history, during a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Hamel, a World War I battle which marked the first time U.S. forces fought alongside the Australian military, and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6.

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Col. Michael Eastridge, former commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, addresses the crowd during a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Hamel, a World War I battle which marked the first time U.S. forces fought alongside the Australian military, and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General-Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, addresses the crowd during a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Hamel, a World War I battle which marked the first time U.S. forces fought alongside the Australian military, and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6.

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Staff Sgt. Ben Whitlock, an infantryman serving with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, based in Litchfield, talks about the uniform and equipment Soldiers wore during World War I during the ceremony May 6.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, and Col. Michael Eastridge, former commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, present Patrick Van Nevel, Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Belgium, with a plaque commemorating the shared history between the Illinois National Guard and Belgium.

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Patrick Van Nevel, Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Belgium, talks about the Illinois National Guard and Belgium’s shared history, during a ceremony commemorating the 78th anniversary of the rescue of King Leopold III from German Nazis during World War II by Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 106th Cavalry Regiment and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6.

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Col. Michael Eastridge, former commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, addresses the crowd during a ceremony commemorating the 78th anniversary of the rescue of King Leopold III from German Nazis during World War II by Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 106th Cavalry Regiment and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General-Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, addresses the crowd during a ceremony commemorating the 78th anniversary of the rescue of King Leopold III from German Nazis during World War II by Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 106th Cavalry Regiment and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6.

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Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Jack Whitlock talks about the uniform and equipment Soldiers wore during World War II during a ceremony commemorating the 78th anniversary of the rescue of King Leopold III from German Nazis during World War II by Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 106th Cavalry Regiment and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6. Whitlock serves with the 233rd Military Police Company, based in Springfield.

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Patrick Van Nevel, Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Belgium, talks with Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General-Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, during a ceremony commemorating the 78th anniversary of the rescue of King Leopold III from German Nazis during World War II by Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 106th Cavalry Regiment and marking the 300th birthday of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield May 6.

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Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Maloney, of Champaign, Illinois, Comptroller, United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO), receives the Meritorious Service Medal, from Col. Brian Creech, the USPFO of Illinois, during a retirement ceremony at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, May 5.

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Melissa Mahoney, wife of newly-retired Lt. Col. Brian Maloney, receives a Certificate of Appreciation during a retirement ceremony May 5 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Maloney, of Champaign, Illinois, Comptroller, United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO), thanks family and friends during a retirement ceremony May 5 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

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Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Maloney, of Champaign, Illinois, Comptroller, United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO), thanks family and friends during a retirement ceremony May 5 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois

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Uniformed US and Royal Australian Air Force members along with civilians test new Kingfish gameboard for Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training Course

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Uniformed US and Royal Australian Air Force members along with civilians test new Kingfish gameboard for Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training Course

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Uniformed US and Royal Australian Air Force members along with civilians test new Kingfish gameboard for Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training Course

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Uniformed US military personnel train at computers during the Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training Course at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

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Uniformed US military personnel train at computers during the Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training Course at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

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