ILNG Photo Gallery

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Photo by Staff Sgt. James McDonnough, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> Sgt. Matt Phillippe of Flat Rock, a heavy equipment operator with the 766th Engineer Battalion in Decatur, participates in a discussion with his wife, Samantha Phillippe, during a Strong Bonds retreat Feb. 9 in Decatur. Approximately 100 Soldiers and family members of the 766th attended the two-day event, which focused on relationship education. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

Photo by Staff Sgt. James McDonnough, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/ Sgt. Matt Phillippe of Flat Rock, a heavy equipment operator with the 766th Engineer Battalion in Decatur, participates in a discussion with his wife, Samantha Phillippe, during a Strong Bonds retreat Feb. 9 in Decatur. Approximately 100 Soldiers and family members of the 766th attended the two-day event, which focused on relationship education.

Photo by Staff Sgt. James McDonnough, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/ Chaplain (Capt.) Vince Lambert, of Chicago, a chaplain with 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery in Chicago and the director of the Illinois National Guard Strong Bonds program, directs a practical exercise at a Strong Bonds retreat Feb. 9 in Decatur.

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><A name=OLE_LINK6></A><A name=OLE_LINK5><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kassidy L. Snyder, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs/</SPAN></B></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Brig. Gen. Richard Hayes of Buffalo Grove, director of the Joint Staff, places lieutenant colonel rank on Thomas Povsner of Chicago, during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Feb. 3. Povsner is assigned as the director of Family Programs for the Illinois National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters in Springfield.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kassidy L. Snyder, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs/ Brig. Gen. Richard Hayes of Buffalo Grove, director of the Joint Staff, places lieutenant colonel rank on Thomas Povsner of Chicago, during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Feb. 3. Povsner is assigned as the director of Family Programs for the Illinois National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters in Springfield.

Brig. Gen. Daniel Krumrei, The Illinois National Guard Adjutant General

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kassidy L. Snyder, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs/1st. Lt. April M. Hawes, a native of Bradley, receives the guidon from Lt. Col. Charles Kitson of Springfield, 634th Brigade Support Battalion commander, during a change of command ceremony for the Illinois Army National Guard’s Company F, 634th Brigade Support Battalion in Mount Vernon, Feb. 2.

<P class=MsoNormalCxSpFirst><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Submitted photo/ </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Col. Thomas Purple Jr. of Rochester shakes hands with Marine Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan while Purple was deployed to Afghanistan. Purple served as the team chief of the Bilateral Embedded Staff Team A8 ‘Team Dagger’ in 2011 to 2012.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

Submitted photo/ Col. Thomas Purple Jr. of Rochester shakes hands with Marine Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan while Purple was deployed to Afghanistan. Purple served as the team chief of the Bilateral Embedded Staff Team A8 ‘Team Dagger’ in 2011 to 2012.

<P class=MsoNormalCxSpFirst><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Submitted photo/</SPAN></B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Col. Thomas Purple Jr. of Rochester, will retire Feb. 6 from the Illinois National Guard after nearly 30 years of military service. He served as the team chief of the Bilateral Embedded Staff Team A8 ‘Team Dagger’ while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 to 2012.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

Submitted photo/ Col. Thomas Purple Jr. of Rochester, will retire Feb. 6 from the Illinois National Guard after nearly 30 years of military service. He served as the team chief of the Bilateral Embedded Staff Team A8 ‘Team Dagger’ while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 to 2012.

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=X-NONE>U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Camacho, 108th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs/</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=X-NONE> Lt. Col. Ron Jeanblanc of Athens, (left) receives the 108th Special Troops Battalion (STB) guidon from Col. Drew Dukett of Roodhouse, in a change of command ceremony Jan 25 at Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles. Jeanblanc takes the reigns from Lt. Col. Matthew Voyles of Woodstock, who served as the 108th STB commander for the past two years.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Camacho, 108th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs/ Lt. Col. Ron Jeanblanc of Athens, (left) receives the 108th Special Troops Battalion (STB) guidon from Col. Drew Dukett of Roodhouse, in a change of command ceremony Jan 25 at Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles. Jeanblanc takes the reigns from Lt. Col. Matthew Voyles of Woodstock, who served as the 108th STB commander for the past two years.

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