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  • Air Force officials are offering Airmen the chance to create their own recruiting video through the We Are Airmen 2018 Recruiting Video Contest. Now is your chance to showcase your creativity and pride to be an Airman in the United States Air Force! If you were a civilian thinking about joining the military, what kind of commercial would make you want to become an Airman? (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Chip Pons)

    We Are Airmen: 2018 Recruiting Video Contest

    Calling all storytellers! Air Force officials are offering Airmen the chance to create their own recruiting video through the We Are Airmen 2018 Recruiting Video Contest. Now is your chance to showcase your creativity and pride to be an Airman in the United States Air Force! If you were a civilian thinking about joining the military, what kind of commercial would make you want to become an Airman?
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William P. Robertson has his son, 2nd Lt. James Robertson and his daughter, Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Robertson, remove the colonel devices on his service dress coat and replace them with brigadier general devices during Robertson's promotion ceremony in Peoria, Ill. Nov. 4, 2017. With the promotion, Robertson becomes the chief of staff for the Illinois Air National Guard, after serving 13 years as the commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Todd Pendleton)

    Celebrated wing commander promoted, named Illinois ANG chief of staff

    The commander of Peoria’s 182nd Airlift Wing has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general and will now serve as chief of staff for the Illinois Air National Guard. Brig. Gen. William “Robbie” Robertson led more than 2,800 Airmen as the wing commander during his unprecedented 13-year command. During this time, the unit earned five Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards and achieved the highest C-130 Hercules mission capable rates in Air Mobility Command and the Air National Guard nine out of the last 10 years.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel McDonough, center, receives command of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air national Guard, from Maj. Gen. Ron Paul, the assistant adjutant general – Air of the Illinois National Guard, during a change of command in Peoria, Ill., Nov. 4, 2017. McDonough replaced Col. William Robertson, right, who became the chief of staff for the Illinois Air National Guard upon his promotion to brigadier general during the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

    New commander takes the controls at the 182nd Airlift Wing

    The commander of the 182nd Operations Group took command of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony Nov. 4 in Peoria, Illinois. Col. Daniel McDonough received the unit’s guidon from outgoing-commander Col. William “Robbie” Robertson, a tradition symbolizing the transfer of authority, during a drill weekend commander’s call with the unit’s Airmen.
  • TSgt Jenna Calderone poses for an official portrait.

    Peoria Airman named Air Force’s top reserve paralegal

    A paralegal with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, was named the winner of the David Westbrook Outstanding Air Reserve Component Non-Commissioned Officer Paralegal of the Year Award by the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps Aug. 16. Tech. Sgt. Jenna Calderone was awarded in part due to demonstrating expertise in interviews, records of trials, investigations, Article 15s and court-martials. She was also responsible for attention to detail that identified $15,000 in wrongly garnished wages, devoting more than 50 hours to training other paralegals in trial processing procedures, and developing a procedural guide for recalling reservist personnel that leadership exhibited as a best practice for Air Force-wide use.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Kern, an electrical power production specialist with the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, attaches drywall to the ceiling during annual training in Crow Agency, Mont., July 24, 2017. The squadron helped build homes for Native American veterans as part of the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training civil-military relations program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

    Civil Engineer Squadron finishes construction rotation at Crow Reservation

    Thirty-five Airmen with the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron completed their two-week annual training constructing homes for Crow Tribe veterans Aug. 6 in Crow Agency, Montana. The Peoria-based squadron provided services including drywall, windows, doors, siding, carpentry, plumbing, electrical and HVAC to four partially completed homes, two new homes and 10 remodels.
  • A loadmaster from the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. loads cargo onto a C-17 July 23, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Eight Little Rock C-130Js will travel alongside the C-17 aircrew to participate in Mobility Guardian 2017, a massive joint exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Harry Brexel)

    Mobility Guardian, AMC’s premier exercise

    Train like we fight is the focus of the inaugural iteration of the largest scale exercise that Air Mobility Command has ever undertaken. Mobility Guardian will feature over 3,000 personnel, including 25 international countries from July 31 to August 11 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
  • U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert Sparing, the assistant adjutant general-Army for the Montana National Guard, talks with Crow tribal leaders in veteran home in Crow Agency, Mont., July 26, 2017. The Innovative Readiness Training program is a civil-military relations cooperative that provided hands-on training for military members who built and renovated homes for Crow military veterans. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

    Military, Crow leaders tour veteran home construction site

    Delegates from the Crow Nation, the Montana National Guard and the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program toured the IRT’s housing construction site July 26 during distinguished visitor’s day in Crow Agency, Montana. The IRT program is a civil-military relations cooperative that provided hands-on training for National Guard service members who built and renovated homes for Crow Tribe military veterans. The “Montana Crow Tribe Housing 2017” assignment, scheduled for May through August, facilitated four partially completed homes, two new homes and 10 house renovations.
  • Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, scoop chili onto their plates at the wing’s ninth-annual chili cook-off in Peoria, Ill., May 17, 2017. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Freeman, an aerospace maintenance journeyman with the 182nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, won first place in overall points, first place for consistency and tied for second place in the People’s Choice vote against 13 other chilies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

    Aircraft Maintenance Airman wins big in chili competition

    An Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman’s recipe won three awards May 17 at the 182nd Airlift Wing’s ninth annual chili cook-off in Peoria, Illinois. Judges made up of unit members evaluated 14 chilies for presentation, consistency and taste. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Freeman, an aerospace maintenance journeyman, took first place in overall points, as well as first place for consistency and tied for second place in the People’s Choice vote.
  • A 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules taxis on the flightline Feb. 8, 2017 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 737th includes Airmen deployed from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, and supports Operation Inherent Resolve by delivering personnel and cargo downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kenneth McCann)

    Supporting the fight and breaking records

    Air National Guardsmen from the 120th and 182nd Airlift Wings departed for home this week following a four-month deployment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. During their deployment, the Airmen were assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen where they successfully delivered cargo downrange at a record breaking pace in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the coalition mission aimed at defeating ISIS.
  • New Air Force Tattoo Policy

    New policy eases recruiting restrictions on tattoos, asthma, more

    Changes to the Air Force’s recruiting policy on tattoos, eczema, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, asthma and pre-service marijuana use took effect Feb. 1, now allowing some previously disqualified recruits the opportunity to enlist.
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