CHAMPAIGN | The Illinois National Guard will see its largest deployment since World War II when more than 2,700 members head to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan army and national police, the Guard ...
ALTAMONT — Approximately 220 Illinois Army National Guard soldiers who served with the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to return home from a one-year mobilization in Afghanistan.
SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois Army National Guard brigade will take over training of Afghan security forces from a New York guard unit next week. | VIDEO: Illinois Guard trains at Fort Bragg The Illinois ...