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Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, the Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, welcomes members of the Illinois National Guard attending the Operational Stress Management Resiliency Care for First Responders course at Camp Lincoln, Springfield. The course was taught by instructors from NATAL, the Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center which specializes in war and terror related trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and resiliency building.

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Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, the Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, welcomes an Israeli delegation to Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Nov. 29. The Israeli delegation was invited to teach members of the Illinois National Guard to cope with stress through the Operational Stress Management Resiliency Care for First Responders course Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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Staff Sgt. Tyler Allen of the Illinois National Guard Counter Drug Team, guides Maj. Chad Wester, the Joint Interagency and Intergovernmental Affairs Officer for the Illinois National Guard through an obstacle course Dec. 1 on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

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Maj. Brady Lanoue, a chaplain assigned to the Illinois Army National Guard 65th Troop Command, is guided by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lane Hamm of the Illinois Air National Guard 182d Security Forces Squadron, during a resiliency exercise Dec. 1 on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

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Under the watchful eye of Israeli reserve Lt. Col. Opher Ben Gershon, Emergency Readiness and Management Expert, members of the Illinois National Guard develop teamwork skills by lowering a hula hoop to the floor with each participant keeping the hoop on their fingernail.

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Members of the Illinois National Guard who attended the Operational Stress Management and Resiliency Care for First Responders course at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, were divided into teams and participated in hands-on exercises designed to teach stress-coping mechanisms.

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Sgt. Jason Swick, of Quincy, assigned to the Effingham-based Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard takes part in basic rappelling training hosted by members of the Colombian Army Air Assault School during Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 6, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia.

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Spc. Garrett Wock, of Jerseyville, Illinois, assigned to the Effingham-based Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard take part in basic rappelling training hosted by members of the Colombian Army Air Assault School during Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 6, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia.

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Staff Sgt. Nate Myers, of Hartsville, Tennessee, a squad leader assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois National Guard and Colombian Army Staff Sgt. Octavio Munoz, a platoon sergeant assigned to the BRNCA 1 Special Anti-Drug Brigade, share stories while taking a break from training during Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia on Nov. 10, 2022.

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Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, passes the Combined Task Force (CTF) guidon to the CTF commander during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 8 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia.

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Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, Nov. 8, 2022.

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Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General -Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, and Colombian Army Brig. Gen. Hernando Garzon Rey, U.S. Army South Deputy Commanding General - Interoperability, receive an operations brief of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 8, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia.

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2nd Lt. Nolan Hromidko, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, holds a snake which represents the Colombian Army's predominance in jungle operations prior to the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 8, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia.

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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Photo of members during Exercise HYDRA COIL

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