ROCKFORD, Ill. – Approximately 265 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, headquartered in Marion, Illinois, with units based in Effingham, Litchfield, and Mt. Vernon, were...

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – The heat settled over the flightline as the sun dipped toward the horizon, casting a deep orange glow across the open ramp and reflecting off the water beyond the perimeter fence. Dust drifted...

SUVA, Fiji – It was hard to overlook the timing of Veterans Day this year for many attending Exercise Cartwheel, the annual training exercise that brought together military participants from Australia, Fiji, France, Germany,...