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    ‘The Godfather’ Flies into Retirement after 42 Years of Service [Image 1 of 4]

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    Two military personnel in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniforms are walking across a flight line tarmac toward multiple military helicopters. The individual on the right is carrying a flight helmet and a water bottle, suggesting they are aviators or crew members heading to their aircraft. Multiple dark-colored military helicopters, consistent with UH-60 Black Hawks, are visible on the ramp in the background.

    ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    07.16.2026

    Photo by Barbara Wilson 

    Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

    Chief Warrant Officer 5 Herb Stevens, right, State Standardization Pilot and Commander of Army Aviation Support Facility 1 in Kankakee, is joined by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Wentworth, Illinois Army National Guard Instructor Pilot, on Stevens’ final flight July 16 as an Army Aviator in the Illinois Army National Guard.

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2026
    Date Posted: 07.17.2026 15:47
    Photo ID: 9817509
    VIRIN: 260716-A-YR062-4216
    Resolution: 1920x1040
    Size: 587.65 KB
    Location: ILLINOIS, US
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    Two military personnel in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniforms are walking across a flight line tarmac toward multiple military helicopters. The individual on the right is carrying a flight helmet and a water bottle, suggesting they are aviators or crew members heading to their aircraft. Multiple dark-colored military helicopters, consistent with UH-60 Black Hawks, are visible on the ramp in the background.
    A U.S. Army soldier in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform is greeting or escorting three civilian women on what appears to be a military airfield tarmac. The soldier displays a shoulder patch consistent with a U.S. Army division insignia and an American flag patch. The group appears to be walking and engaged in conversation in an outdoor airfield setting.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are posing together while holding a framed Certificate of Retirement. The certificate is issued to CW5 Herbert E. Stevens, retired from the United States Army on the 25th day of July 2026. The soldier on the left is identified by name tape as 'WILLIAMS' and appears to be presenting the certificate to the retiree.
    A U.S. Army soldier named Stevens is speaking at a wooden podium with a microphone. He is wearing an OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform with an Illinois Army Aviation patch, a U.S. flag patch, and a 2nd Infantry Division patch. He is wearing a medal on a blue and yellow ribbon around his neck, suggesting a formal ceremony or award presentation.

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