B-roll package of approximately 140 Illinois National Guard members deploying via a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 15, 2025, to support the Presidential Inauguration. Approximately 110 Soldiers and 30 Airmen from the Illinois National Guard deployed on federal orders to support security operations for the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Katherine M. Jacobus)
As part of the National Guard Bureau’s Innovative Readiness Training (NGB IRT) program, Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Moore, Senior Enlisted Leader for the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, and other service members in his team are engaged in rebuilding homes for members of the Navajo Indian Nation, including World War II veterans, in partnership with the Southwest Indian Foundation (SWIF).
