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ILLINOIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD TAKES ON NEW NON-FLYING MISSIONS

The National Guard issued the following news release:

The Illinois Air National Guard will take on three new non-flying missions at two of its Air National Guard wings, Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, the state adjutant general, announced on June 30.

The U.S. Air Force and National Guard Bureau designated two new non-flying missions for the 183rd Fighter Wing based here in Springfield, which currently flies F-16s. The unit will stand up an Air and Space Operations Center and a Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility for the General Electric F110 jet engine to support five Air National Guard F-16 flying units throughout the country.

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