Forward Observer Scans Impact Area 07.17.2012 | Photo by Jesse Houk Sgt. Ryan T. Crissey of Auburn, forward observer of Headquarters Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130 Infantry Regiment scans the impact area...
Aviation unit supports Illinois National Guard XCTC... 07.12.2012 | Photo by Jesse Houk Spc. Andrew T. Hohimer of Peoria, crew chief, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Illinois National Guard sits on the ledge of a...
Gen. Dempsey presents Silver Star to Illinois Guardsman 05.19.2012 | Courtesy Photo Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awards Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Ahern from Glen Ellyn, with Company A, 2nd Battalion,...
Chicago Memorial Day parade 05.29.2010 | Photo by Sgt. James Sims U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Sims, 139th MPAD, Illinois National Guard/ Col. Paul Hastings, commander of the 33rd Brigade Combat Team, leads...
Soldier's load supplies for Afghan forward... 06.15.2009 | Photo by Spc. Luke Austin Soldiers of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, move away from a Chinook helicopter after latching a...
Camp Blackhorse memorial 06.08.2009 | Photo by Sgt. James Sims U.S. service members at Camp Blackhorse in Kabul, Afghanistan, pay final respects to their fallen comrades, Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette, 37, of Lula,...
Guard members honor fallen comrades 06.12.2009 | Photo by Sgt. James Sims Field crosses and a memorial display stand as a reminder at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, of the sacrifice the following Soldiers made for...
Sergeant major of the Army holds question and... 06.03.2009 | Photo by Spc. Luke Austin Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston cuts a cake with the youngest and oldest members of his audience at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan,...
Illinois National Guard Senior Leaders Conference... 07.23.2009 | Video by Spc. Nathan Hastings Command Message of the Illinois National Guard's Senior Leaders Conference. The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat is currently deployed to Afghanistan....
Town Hall Meeting with Illinois Gov. Quinn, Part 1 07.20.2009 | Courtesy Video B-roll of the Governor of Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn and the Governors from Minnesota, Texas, Nevada and Missouri visiting service members stationed...
Town Hall Meeting with Illinois Gov. Quinn, Part 2 07.20.2009 | Courtesy Video B-roll of the Governor of Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn and the Governors from Minnesota, Texas, Nevada and Missouri visiting service members stationed...
Maj. Dent 07.13.2009 | Courtesy Video Talks to a WTVM-TV about how training the Afghan national army has been going, being on his first deployment to Afghanistan and his family's...
Lt. Col. Stacey 07.06.2009 | Courtesy Video Talks to a WTVM-TV reporter about his experiences with the Army and at the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Sgt. 1st Class Dryden 06.29.2009 | Courtesy Video Talks to WTVM-TV reporters in Columbus, Ga., about her duties at Camp Phoenix, when and why she joined the military, where she has been deployed...
Spc. and Pvt. Smallwood 06.21.2009 | Courtesy Video Sends a shout-out to Peachtree TV and the Braves.
Change of Command at Camp Phoenix 05.31.2009 | Story by Sgt. James Sims Col. Percy (Sonny) G. Hurtado II assumed command of Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-Kabul from Col. Christopher J. Morgan in a change...
Soldier Readiness Processing 05.24.2009 | Story by Spc. Luke Austin Before Soldiers of the Afghan national army 203rd Corps begin training here, they must first go through a process troops in the U.S. are very...
Afghan Soldiers Train to Fight With M-16 Rifles 05.20.2009 | Story by Spc. Luke Austin Afghan national army soldiers implemented the same techniques to produce the familiar sound of gunfire last week at the rifle range.
203rd Corps kicks off Literacy Program 05.04.2009 | Story by Spc. Luke Austin An illiterate person is like a blind person, explained Mohammad Ashraf, a Master Teacher for the 203rd Corps Literacy Program.
Afghan army graduates 100th Class 03.01.2009 | Story by Spc. Luke Austin The Afghan national army graduated more than 1,200 soldiers from the ANA Basic Warrior Training Course at Kabul Military Training Center Feb. 19,...
Afghan National Police Training 02.08.2009 | Story by Spc. Luke Austin Afghan national police officers and non-commissioned officers gained new knowledge and skills at Police District Six headquarters here during a...
205th Corps Commanders' Conference 02.01.2009 | Story by Sgt. James Sims Brig. Gen. Shurmohammed Zazai, commander of the Afghan national army 205th Hero Corps, hosted a two-day, ANA Corps Commanders' Conference in...
Afghan army, police assist northern Afghan village... 01.16.2009 | Story by Lt. Col. Tim Franklin Villagers on Yakku Tut, Afghanistan, recently received help from Afghan army and police in the form of much needed relief supplies, such as food...
Lt. Col. Guy, Sgt. Stroh 01.02.2009 | Courtesy Audio Talk to a reporter from the Cuba Patriot Newspaper in Blackcreek, NY, about receiving a large gift of cheese from a 15 year old back home, the...
Col. Morgan 01.02.2009 | Courtesy Audio Talks to a WVNN reporter in Huntsville, Ala., about his duties as the commander of the Afghan Regional Security Integration Command – Kabul,...
Brig. Gen Huber 12.23.2008 | Audio by Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Rotherham Talks to a WBT-FM reporter in Charlotte, N.C. about his duties while deployed, training Afghan soldiers, the morale among US Soldiers and the...
