Group 4, IL Wing
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Command Staff

GROUP COMMAND STAFF

Group Commander
Lt Col Brian Nielsen
bnielsen@ilwg.cap.gov

Deputy Commander
1st Lt Brandon Zaleiski
bzaleiski@ilwg.cap.gov

Safety Officer
Maj John Claeys
jclaeys@ilwg.cap.gov


OPERATIONS

Operations Officer
Lt Col Brian Nielsen
bnielsen@ilwg.cap.gov

Operations Officer
Lt Col Todd A Robinson
trobinson@ilwg.cap.gov

Emergency Services Officer
Capt Bradley D Ward
bward@ilwg.cap.gov

Emergency Services Officer
1st Lt Samuel Mullin
smullin@ilwg.cap.gov

Search And Rescue Officer
1t Lt Bruce Reumann
breumann@ilwg.cap.gov

Emergency Services Training Officer
1st Lt Nathan Guyton
nguyton@ilwg.cap.gov

Orientation Flight Coordinator
Capt Bradley D Ward
bward@ilwg.cap.gov

Gray Flag Coordinator
1t Lt Bruce Reumann
breumann@ilwg.cap.gov

sUAS Officer
1t Lt Michael Fogie
mfogie@ilwg.cap.gov


COMMUNICATIONS

Communications Officer
1st Lt Charles Bedrosian
cbedrosian@ilwg.cap.gov

Communications Training Officer
1st Lt Nathan Guyton
nguyton@ilwg.cap.gov

Information Technology Officer
1st Lt Charles Bedrosian
cbedrosian@ilwg.cap.gov


STAFF OFFICERS

Finance Officer
1st Lt Ricky Smith
rsmith@ilwg.cap.gov

Finance Officer
1st Lt Anthony DelMedico
adelmedico@ilwg.cap.gov

Administration Officer
2nd Lt Renee Robinson
arobinson@ilwg.cap.gov

Health Services Officer
2nd Lt Paul C Wang
pwang535@yahoo.com

Transportation Officer
1st Lt Brad Gantt
bgantt@ilwg.cap.gov

 

CADET PROGRAMS

Cadet Programs Officer
Capt Austin Lee
alee@ilwg.cap.gov

Aerospace Officer
Maj Alan P. Runge
arunge@ilwg.cap.gov


CHAPLAIN CORPS

Chaplain
Open

Character Development Officers
Lt Col Brian Nielsen
bnielsen@ilwg.cap.gov

1st Lt Tricia Troyer
ttroyer@ilwg.cap.gov

1st Lt Joseph Zeman
jzeman@ilwg.cap.gov


OPEN STAFF POSITIONS

Logistics Officer
Open

Recruiting & Retention Officer
Open

Plans and Programs Officer
Open

Public Affairs Officer
Open

Last updated 11 Nov 26

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