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Lt. Col. James Scheel, the Battalion Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard's 123rd Engineer Battalion, talks to the families of the 661st Engineer Company as they wait for their Soldiers to return. Scheel discussed re-adjusting to life after deployment and how family dynamics can change. Approximately 100 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's Macomb-based 661st Engineer Construction Company returned to Illinois from about 6-months in the Middle East on Feb. 14. The Soldiers landed at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport's Stellar Aviation in Springfield to throngs of family and friends. The unit built and maintained infrastructure for U.S. Forces serving in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 02.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.15.2026 20:03 |
| Photo ID: | 9523097 |
| VIRIN: | 260214-A-OH563-3822 |
| Resolution: | 3185x2759 |
| Size: | 1.94 MB |
| Location: | SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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MACOMB-BASED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ENGINEER UNIT COMPLETES MISSION IN MIDDLE EAST, RETURNS TO ILLINOIS
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