126th Security Forces Squadron homecoming

Tech. Sgt. Marcus Schaeffer, 126th Security Forces Squadron security team member, talks with his son, Memphis, after arriving back home from a six month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Illinois Air National Guard unit, located at Scott AFB, Ill., has deployed many personnel in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom since September 11, 2001. (US Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

126th Security Forces Squadron homecoming

Staff Sgt. Michelle Wilson, 126th Security Forces Squadron security team member, poses with her family and fiancé after returning from a six month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Illinois Air National Guard unit, located at Scott AFB, Ill., has deployed many personnel in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom since September 11, 2001. (US Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

Security Forces members deploy in support of operations in Afghanistan

Members of the 126th Security Forces Squadron from Scott AFB, Ill. take time out from their Combat Skills Training (CST) classes at Creech AFB, Nev., to pose for a group photo on July 27, 2011. The CST is a precursor to the six month deployment in support of operations in Afghanistan. (National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Karen Stevens)

126th Air Refueling Wing Family Day 2011

Colonel Peter Nezamis, commander of the 126th Air Refueling Wing, presents the Family Day Softball Tournament trophy to the 126th Maintenance Group team at Scott AFB, Ill., on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Members of the Illinois Air National Guard wing were able to invite their families to the base for the afternoon and provide them with lunch and entertainment. (courtesy photo)

Prime Beef roars through Camp Roberts, California

Senior Airman Eric Hartman, a power production specialist with the 126th Civil Engineering Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, wires up a replacement exterior light during a building renovation at Camp Roberts, Calif. The Army National Guard training base was created in 1941 to support troops leaving for World War II and is now in need of repairs to buildings and infrastructure. Air National Guard Civil Engineering squadrons, known as "Prime Beef" units when deployed, are using the opportunity to train on real world electrical, structural, plumbing and heavy equipment scenarios. This creates a collaboration that proves valuable to both National Guard components.

Prime Beef roars through Camp Roberts, California

Senior Airman Eric Hartman (left) and Senior Airman Philip Gray, power production specialists with the 126th Civil Engineering Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, wire up a replacement exterior light during a building renovation at Camp Roberts, Calif. The Army National Guard training base was created in 1941 to support troops leaving for World War II and is now in need of repairs to buildings and infrastructure. Air National Guard Civil Engineering squadrons, known as "Prime Beef" units when deployed, are using the opportunity to train on real world electrical, structural, plumbing and heavy equipment scenarios. This creates a collaboration that proves valuable to both National Guard components.