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Machesney Park-based Transportation Company readies to “Fuel the Fight” during deployment to U.S. European Command
October 28, 2024
Gov. JB Pritzker and Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, The Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, present a state of Illinois flag to Capt. Charles Smith III, Commander of the 725th Transportation Company to carry with them on their deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility

ILARNG Commander Promoted to Brigadier General
October 16, 2024
Liane Kelly, left, and Morgan Kelly, wife and daughter of newly-promoted Brig. Gen. Lenny Williams, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, pin brigadier general stars on his uniform during a promotion ceremony Oct. 11 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Laid to Rest at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Nearly 82 Years After His Death in POW Camp
October 16, 2024
Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, The Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard, presents Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele’s funeral flag to Rosemarie Dillon, the 89-year-old niece, and Jerele’s primary next of kin.

Chatham Soldier Assumes Command of Aviation Battalion
October 16, 2024
Lt. Col. Zachary DeGroot, of Chatham, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment’s new commander, salutes at the end of the battalion’s change of command ceremony Oct. 5 in Peoria.

Remains of WWII Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Return to Illinois After Nearly 84 Years
October 2, 2024
Rosemarie Dillon, of Batavia, the 89-year-old niece and primary next of kin of Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele, touches his flag draped casket after it arrives at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Oct. 1.

‘A Leader of Soldiers’ Retires After 32 Years of Service
September 23, 2024
Sgt. Maj. Russell Creviston, G-3 sergeant major, Illinois Army National Guard, offers humorous advice to fellow Soldiers during a retirement ceremony Sept. 18 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield. Creviston, who enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in 1992, retired with 32 years of service.

Illinois National Guard Holds Warrant Officer Symposium
September 13, 2024
Approximately 100 Illinois Army National Guard warrant officers pose for a photo while in attendance at the Illinois National Guard Warrant Officer Symposium on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois Sept. 11-12.

Springfield Native Army Aviator Retires After 29 Years of Service
September 11, 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Richard “Trey” McCormick of Springfield, Illinois, serving with Detachment 5, A Company, 2nd Battalion 245th Aviation Regiment based in Springfield, Illinois, along side Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Childers of Jacksonville, Illinois, also serving in the 245th, walk towards friends and family members of McCormick’s after he flew a Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois on Sept. 6.

'Guardians of Nation's Liberty' Mobilize for Mission to U.S. Africa Command
September 9, 2024
Col. (P) Lenny Williams, the Assistant Adjutant General – Army, and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, presents Capt. Andrew Mix, commander, Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, with a State of Illinois flag to carry with them on their deployment to the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility.

Chatham Soldier Pins on Lieutenant Colonel Oak Leaves
July 18, 2024
Newly promoted Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Col. Zachary DeGroot, of Chatham, the Illinois Army National Guard’s state training officer, and Commander, 1st Battalion, 106th Assault Helicopter Regiment, thanks friends and family for their support throughout his more than 18 years of military service during a promotion ceremony July 16 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

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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