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  • The First 115 Days

    In what’s become the most chaotic year in recent American history, the 182nd Airlift Wing took a formidable step towards normality July 2020, paved by months of balancing the so-called “new normal” with military operations. This is the story of four herculean months that won’t soon be forgotten.

  • Faces of the Defender: Fire Protection

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Taylor, a fire protection journeyman with the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, describes the duties of an Air National Guard fire fighter in an interview recorded in Peoria, Ill., Nov. 3, 2019. Fire protection specialist protects people,

  • Faces of the Defender: Crew Chiefs

    Taking a risk and straying from a career comfort zone isn’t easy for some. The Air National Guard allows Airmen to be a part of new and unique career opportunities, and that’s just what this Airman did. Air Force Airman 1st Class Heidy M. Murcia-Alvares, a crew chief assigned to the 182nd Aircraft

  • Faces of the Defender: Aerospace Ground Equipment

    U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Austin Stotler, an aerospace ground equipment specialist with the 182nd Maintenance Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, describes his job in an interview recorded March 1, 2019 in Peoria, Ill. 2A6X2s like Stotler maintain aerospace ground equipment, including