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Native of Dixon Promoted to Major General with Army Central Command
July 10, 2023
Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, U.S. Army Central commanding general, promotes Maj. Gen. Henry S. Dixon, U.S. Army Central's Deputy Commanding General, at a ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 07, 2023. Maj. Gen. Dixon’s spouse, MaryPat, watches as her husband receives his second star. Dixon was promoted to the rank of major general during the ceremony.

St. Joseph Soldier Promoted to Sergeant Major
July 10, 2023
Newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. James Ressel of St. Joseph, Illinois, thanks family, friends, and colleagues for their support throughout his 27-year career, at a promotion ceremony July 7 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Selected for All-Army Women's Softball Team
June 28, 2023
Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Mary Joan  Patten, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion, based in Decatur, during training with the Illinois Army National Guard. On July 18, Patten will report to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to compete in the All-Army Women’s Softball training camp as the only National Guard member. (Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class Mary Joan Patten)

Springfield Officer Takes Command of Illinois Army National Guard’s Training Brigade
June 12, 2023
Illinois Army National Guard Col. Shawn Nokes accepts the 129th Regiment guidon from Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, the Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard. Nokes of Springfield assumed command of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) at the unit's headquarters in the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield on June 10.

Teutopolis Soldier Promoted to Master Sergeant
June 6, 2023
Lt. Col. Jason Carter congratulates Master Sgt. Erin Connelly on her promotion during a ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy in Springfield, Illinois, June 6.

Officer who led the Illinois National Guard's Ukraine Training Mission Retires After 35 Years of Service
June 2, 2023
Col. Clayton Kuetemeyer

Illinois Army National Guard Officer Candidates Travel Back in Time to Battle of Shiloh for Staff Ride
May 23, 2023
Illinois Army National Guard Officer Candidate School Class 68-23 and cadre pause in front of the Mother of Illinois monument dedicated to the Illinois Militia who fought during the Battle of Shiloh as part of the staff ride to the Shiloh National Military Park near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, May 20.

Soldier Battling Cancer Promoted to Sergeant, Receives Order of Saint Barbara Medal
May 17, 2023
Newly-promoted Sgt. Maxwell Ehrlich, assigned to Charlie Battery, 2-218th Field Artillery Battalion based in Portland Oregon, stands with his family and friends at the conclusion of the promotion ceremony May 6, 2023 at North Riverside Armory, Chicago Illinois.

Illinois National Guard Commemorates World War II Rescue of Belgium King
May 8, 2023
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.

Illinois National Guard Commemorates Battle of Hamel as Part of Shared History with Australia
May 8, 2023
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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Illinois Army National Guard trucks line up prior to June's parade. 

The temperature was 23-degrees Fahrenheit, but it was a warm June Day in Auburn, Illinois, Dec. 17 as the Illinois National Guard joined hundreds of first responders and community groups from across the region to give 3-year-old June Peden-Stade a parade.  The Make A Wish Foundation reached out to the City of Auburn with June's wish this week and supporters flocked in from all over Central Illinois to make the parade a reality, including 10 trucks and about 20 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion; Charlie Company of the 634th Brigade Support Battalion; Battery B of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery; and the 3637th Maintenance Company - all based in Springfield.

Illinois National Guard Helps Make 3-Year-Old June Peden-Stade's Wish for a Parade a Reality