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Staff Sgt. Summer Sparacino holds her 2-year-old daughter, Francesca, as Sparacino returns from deployment. 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.
| Date Taken: | 08.02.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2025 17:00 |
| Photo ID: | 9235031 |
| VIRIN: | 250802-A-OH563-8871 |
| Resolution: | 2797x2077 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, US |
| Hometown: | SULLIVAN, ILLINOIS, US |
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