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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, a tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, enjoys a celebratory sucker in a CH-47 Chinook after a successful reconnaissance mission at Operation Northern Strike in Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Grayling, Mich., Aug. 14, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. TACPs with the Air National Guard’s 169th ASOS from Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

Operation Northern Strike 2014

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, a tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, enjoys a celebratory sucker in a CH-47 Chinook after a successful reconnaissance mission at Operation Northern Strike in Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Grayling, Mich., Aug. 14, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. TACPs with the Air National Guard’s 169th ASOS from Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Col. William Robertson, the commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard; Gov. Bruce Rauner, the governor of the state of Illinois; and Chief Master Sgt. Patrick Armstrong, the 182nd Airlift Wing command chief, welcome Airmen home from a deployment in Peoria, Ill., March 7, 2017. More than 100 Airmen with the wing mobilized to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Carrie Gatz, an instrumentalist with the 566th Air Force Band, Illinois Air National Guard, sings during a performance at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in 2012. Gatz was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian P. Rezac, a C-130 aircraft commander with the 182nd Operations Support Squadron, flies his C-130H3 Hercules from Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 16, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. Air National Guardsmen form Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Bradley E. Emmett II, a C-130 pilot with the 169th Airlift Squadron, uses the Real Time in Cockpit device aboard his C-130H3 Hercules while en route to the Peoria, Ill., Aug. 16, 2014. The RTIC enhances C-130 aircrews’ ability to communicate with ground crews and other aircraft during airlift and airdrop operations, according to the Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. This new capability can increase situational awareness by providing aircrews a real-time tactical picture within their area of operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brent M. Troyer (right) and Staff Sgt. Cody L. Canfield, both tactical air control party specialists with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, clean their M4 carbines after a weapons qualification at Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 15, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. TACPs with the Air National Guard’s 169th ASOS from Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Randy D. Fasig, a C-130 navigator with the 182nd Operations Support Squadron, watches the skies above the clouds after his C-130H3 Hercules departs Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 16, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. Air National Guardsmen form Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen H. Jones, a flight engineer with the 169th Airlift Squadron, conducts duties on a 182nd Airlift Wing C-130H3 Hercules after departing Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 16, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. Air National Guardsmen form Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

Tactical air control party specialists with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron share a moment of comradery while cleaning their M4 carbines after a weapons qualification at Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 15, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. TACPs with the Air National Guard’s 169th ASOS from Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Eric S. Jones, an air liaison officer with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, fires his M4 carbine during a weapons qualification at Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 15, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. TACPs with the Air National Guard’s 169th ASOS from Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan A. Hruska, a tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, fires his M9 pistol during a weapons qualification at Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 15, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. TACPs with the Air National Guard’s 169th ASOS from Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

Tactical air control party specialists with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron fire their M4 carbines during a shoot-and-move course at Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 15, 2014. Northern Strike was a 3-week-long exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrated the combined power of joint and multinational air and ground forces. TACPs with the Air National Guard’s 169th ASOS from Peoria, Ill., and more than 5,000 other armed forces members from 12 states and two coalition nations participated in the combat training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

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