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From Dixon to the World: Illinois National Guard Officer Selected for Key Post at Army Central Command
April 9, 2021
On April 9, Illinois Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Henry Dixon was selected as the Assistant Chief of Staff, Director of Operations (G3), for the U.S. Army Central Command.

Illinois National Guard Officer Named to Key Post at 1st Army
April 5, 2021
Illinois Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Mark Jackson of Frankfort, Illinois, has been selected as the Deputy Commanding General of Operations for First Army and will be promoted to Major General.

Greenview Soldier Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Illinois Army National Guard
April 5, 2021
Newly promoted Lt. Col. Michael Barton, of Greenview, Illinois, (right) receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Maj. Gen. Michael R. Zerbonia, Assistant Adjutant General – Army, Illinois National Guard and Commander, Illinois Army National Guard, for Barton’s work as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Illinois Army National Guard.

Northbrook Illinois Rabbi Sworn in as Chaplain in Illinois Army National Guard
March 19, 2021
Illinois National Guard State Chaplain (Col.) Steve Foster, of Riverton, Illinois, presents newly commissioned Illinois Army National Guard Jewish Chaplain (Capt.) Aaron Melman, of Northbrook, Illinois, with the Chaplain’s Stole during a ceremony March 17 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.

Central Illinois Soldier Promoted to Colonel in Illinois Army National Guard
March 8, 2021
Newly promoted Col. Ronald W. Bonesz, of Normal, Illinois, addresses friends and family during his promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois Feb. 26.

Springfield Resident Retires After More Than 30 years Serving the State of Illinois and the Illinois National Guard
February 25, 2021

World War II Veteran Celebrates 97th Birthday With Help From ILARNG
January 29, 2021
William Hills, of Freeport, Illinois, shows the U.S. flag and certificate presented to him by Illinois National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Smith, of Springfield, Illinois, Deputy G4, Illinois Army National Guard, to his family on a Facetime call on Hills’ 97th birthday Jan. 29.

Mount Pulaski Soldier Promoted to Colonel in Illinois Army National Guard
January 6, 2021
Newly promoted Col. Eric Davis, of Mount Pulaski, Illinois, addresses friends and family during his promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois Dec. 29.

Five Soldiers Return from Afghanistan Marking End of Combat Mission with Polish Military
December 28, 2020
The Illinois Army National Guard Bilateral Embedded Support Team (BEST) A25 stand alongside the Polish military contingent during the ILARNG BEST decommissioning ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Soldiers deployed with BEST A25 returned home Dec. 24.

Athens Soldier Appointed First Sergeant of Springfield-based Illinois Army National Guard Unit
October 27, 2020
Illinois Army National Guard Master Sgt. Clint Murphy, of Athens, Illinois, receives his First Sergeant rank from son, Van, daughter, Dylan, and wife, Jessica, during a pinning ceremony Oct. 23 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois

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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