Staff Sgt. Aaron Barnett of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) smiles after receiving a kickball from Col. Shawn Nokes. Nokes presented Staff Sgt. Aaron Barnett, an instructor in the 25U course, with a signed kickball in honor of Barnett “kicking my butt” in the standing power throw during two Army Combat Fitness Tests. Barnett’s final throw “still hasn’t landed yet,” Nokes said. Nokes relinquished command of the unit to Col. Paul Metzdorff on Oct. 18 at the unit’s headquarters on Camp Lincoln in Springfield. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs.)
| Date Taken: | 10.18.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.14.2025 17:06 |
| Photo ID: | 9388891 |
| VIRIN: | 251018-A-OH563-1745 |
| Resolution: | 1523x2248 |
| Size: | 801.52 KB |
| Location: | SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US |
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