Maj. Dena Ballowe, the Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Illinois National Guard. “The motto of the National Guard is ‘Always Ready, Always There,’ but to remain always ready as we have for the ...

The National Guard is a unique branch where members balance service with civilian life. Under the command of both the state ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois National Guard will send 110 soldiers and 30 airmen to help with security at the presidential inauguration next week in Washington, D.C. Airmen with the ...

Soldiers with the 106th and 216th Cavalry Regiments of the Illinois National Guard trained on a live-fire ... Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” ...

Soldiers of the Illinois Army National Guard returned to the bases at Peoria and Rockford in Illinois after a 10-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Gen. Rich Neely, the Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard. “Abraham Lincoln himself served in our ranks during the Black Hawk War years before he would serve ...

A little over five years ago, Maj. Gen. Richard Neely took the Illinois National Guard flag in a chain of command ceremony. On May 4, Neely, the adjutant general for Illinois and commander of the ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that approximately 150 members of the state’s National Guard will be in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention this week, but emphasized they are ...