Battle Drill 1:React to Contact
Battle Drill 2: Conduct Platoon Assault
Battle Drill 4: React to Ambush Near/Far
Army in Pop Culture
ILARNG Facts
100

This is the first action to take when receiving contact.

What is immediately fire back?

100

This can be used to camouflage exposed skin to blend in with surroundings.

What is face paint or mud?

100

This is the distance to place a tourniquet above a bleeding wound. 

What is 2 inches above the wound?
100

This 2000s female music group dressed in camo for their music video for "Survivor."

Who is Destiny's Child?

100

The Y-shape in the center of the 34th DSB patch represents this.

What are the three branches of the Chicago River?

200

This is the most important battle drill.

What is battle drill 1: react to contact?

200

This is the first step in operating a SINGCARS radio.

What is install battery?

200

This patient should be unloaded first.

Who is the most critical patient?

200

This country musician was known for his patriotism, supporting the troops, and songs such as "American Soldier" and "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue."

Who is Toby Keith?

200

This is the Illinois Army National Guard's Commander-in-Chief.

Who is Governor Pritzker?

300

Known as the "3Ds," the team leader typically calls out this information upon receiving contact.

Example: 12 o'clock. 300m away. Enemy in the open.

What is direction, distance, and description?

300

This acronym provides a way to recall what to do when an M4 malfunctions.

What is S.P.O.R.T.S.?

Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap, Shoot

300

These two maneuvers are used to open an airway. 

What is head-tilt/chin-lift or jaw-thrust?

300

This original HBO series was created by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. It tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division and its participation in World War II.

What is Band of Brothers?

300

Last month, this ILARNG Officer made history by becoming Illinois' first Commander of color as the new Adjutant General.

Who is Major General Rodney Boyd?
400

This movement technique is best used when there is some cover and concealment and speed is required, but enemy fire may prevent standing.

See demonstration...

What is the high crawl?

400

This is the mode to utilize when operating SINGCARS radio single channel.

What is SC?

400

This is line 3 in a 9-line MEDEVAC. 

What is number of patients by precedence?
A - Urgent
B - Urgent Surgical
C - Priority
D - Routine
E - Convenience

400

This "King of Rock and Roll" was drafted into the Army in 1957. During his time in the Army, he met his future wife, Priscilla.

Who is Elvis Presley?

400

The number of brigades that make up the ILARNG.

What is six?


JFHQ, 65th troop command, 33rd IBCT, 34th DSB, 129th RTI, 404th MEB


500

This is shouted when there is indirect fire.

What is "incoming!?"

500

This is used to report timely intelligence or status regarding events that could have an immediate and significant effect on current and future operations.

What is a SPOTREP?

500

These are the lines of a 9-line MEDEVAC request during wartime.

1. Location of the pick-up site

2. Radio frequency, call sign, suffix

3. Number of patients by precedence

4. Special equipment required

5. Number of patients by type

6. Security at pick-up site

7. Method of marking pick-up site

8. Patient nationality and status

9. NBC contamination 

500

This 1970s sitcom was based on a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War and had the characters of "Hawkeye" and "Radar."

What is M*A*S*H?

500

This is how many years old the ILARNG is.

What is 301 years?