Col. Rodney Thacker of Chatham, Illinois, relinquished command of the 65th Troop Command to Col. Nick Johnson of Evanston, Illinois, during a ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, Aug. 13.
MARSEILLES, Illinois – Fair weather and a slight breeze ushered in a change in senior enlisted leadership in the Illinois Army National Guard, as Command Sgt. Maj. Mark W. Bowman of Plainfield, Illinois, transferred responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Sean P. Carney of Oak Park, Illinois, during a ceremony at Marseilles, Illinois, April 8.
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – Several volunteers gathered at the Illinois State Military Museum at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, March 25, for the first of several events scheduled to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Illinois National Guard’s participation in World War I.
Every generation in this country has one of those days. A day you’ll always remember where you were or what you were doing. Some of them are our nation’s greatest achievements, like man’s first walk on the moon, or the fall of the Berlin Wall. Some are catastrophes like the attack on Pearl Harbor, or JFK’s assassination. These days are destined for more than just pages or paragraphs in history books, they change the very fabric of...
While stationed or deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, many Joint Task Force Troopers look to exercise their minds as well as their bodies. With the sun shining every day and beaches all around, why not? While most service members would like to obtain a beach body, many find it hard to establish work out routines or simply don’t know how. Not to worry GTMO, G.J. Denich Gym has a solution for you: Everton Hylton, a native of St. Mary, Jamaica,...
