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    SULLIVAN, IL.-BASED LOGISTICS UNIT RETURNS AFTER DEPLOYMENT TO AFRICA AND EUROPE [Image 28 of 56]

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    SULLIVAN, IL.-BASED LOGISTICS UNIT RETURNS AFTER DEPLOYMENT TO AFRICA AND EUROPE

    The Sparacino Family poses for a photo after Staff Sgt. Summer Sparacino redeployed. From left is her fiance, Joe Leone, Staff Sgt. Sparacino, her daughter, 2-year-old Francesca, her mother Sharon, father Michael, and sister, Elizabeth. The Illinois Army National Guard's 634th Brigade Support Battalion Forward Logistics Element returned home on Saturday, Aug. 2, after supporting U.S. Special Operations Command Africa for approximately six months. The unit of a little more than a dozen Soldiers was divided into two teams during the deployment with the majority based in Africa and the rest stationed in Germany. Both teams traveled frequently providing logistics wherever needed to support U.S. military operations on the African continent. The unit returned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport on multiple flights from their mobilization station in Texas. A forward logistics element (FLE) is a diverse team composed of an assortment of military occupation specialties to support the forward-deployed warfighter. The unit was activated on Jan. 20 at the Illinois Army National Guard's Readiness Center in Sullivan.

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    Date Taken: 08.02.2025
    Date Posted: 08.03.2025 17:01
    Photo ID: 9235009
    VIRIN: 250802-A-OH563-6435
    Resolution: 4582x3093
    Size: 2.94 MB
    Location: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, US
    Hometown: SULLIVAN, ILLINOIS, US

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