Approximately 20 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 710th Area Support Medical Company based in North Riverside, Illinois, returned, July 8 to July 11, from a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support.
The Army sent the unit home in small groups, with the majority arriving in Chicago over the weekend. Among the last to return to Illinois was the unit’s commander, Maj. Alhaja Giwi Falana of Chicago, who arrived today, July 11.
The unit deployed with 19 organic personnel, but upon arrival to theater the unit was augmented with personnel from the United States Air Force, Active Duty Army and 10 NATO Coalition countries resulting in a unit of over 120 personnel to...
Soldiers assigned to the Illinois Army National Guard’s Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment placed third in the 2017 Gainey Cup Best Scout Squad Competition.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –For the second year in a row, Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard Small Arms team have captured the All Army Small Arms Championship. The competition, hosted at Fort Benning, Georgia, by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, saw more than 200 competitors from throughout the Army compete in a variety of pistol and rifle challenges.
