Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade, and medics from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, both part of the Illinois Army National Guard, load simulated casualties into a medical evacuation helicopter as part of their culminating event in Rising Thunder. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and is part of Pacific Pathways 19-3. Rising Thunder 2019 is also a United States Army Pacific-sponsored capstone event featuring Army units from the 7th Infantry Division and the Illin


Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade, and medics from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, both part of the Illinois Army National Guard, load simulated casualties into a medical evacuation helicopter as part of their culminating event in Rising Thunder. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and is part of Pacific Pathways 19-3. Rising Thunder 2019 is also a United States Army Pacific-sponsored capstone event featuring Army units from the 7th Infantry Division and the Illinois Army National Guard’s 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 108th Sustainment Brigade. (Illinois Army National Guard photo by Spc. Shaylin Quaid)


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