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Illinois Army National Guard

Component of the US Army and military of the state of Illinois

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Dec 8, 2025
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How many combat missions did Tammy Duckworth complete and what were their objectives?

Tammy Duckworth served as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 and is repeatedly described in official and reputable profiles as “among the first handful of Army women ...

Dec 8, 2025
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What combat missions did Tammy Duckworth fly in the Iraq War?

Tammy Duckworth served in Iraq in 2004 as a UH‑60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the Illinois Army National Guard and “flew 120 combat hours over eight months” before her aircraft was struck by an R...

Dec 17, 2025
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How did tammy duckworth’s combat missions lead to the injuries that resulted in her disability?

On November 12, 2004, Captain Tammy Duckworth was co‑piloting a UH‑60 Black Hawk during Operation Iraqi Freedom when insurgents fired a rocket‑propelled grenade that struck the aircraft; the explosion...

Oct 3, 2025

Have there been any instances of ICE using Blackhawks for operations in US cities like Chicago?

There is in the supplied reporting that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used UH‑60 Black Hawk helicopters for domestic operations in cities such as Chicago. Contemporary articles de...

Dec 31, 2025

What is Senator Tammy Duckworth's background and committee assignments?

Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran, Purple Heart recipient and Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois whose public career has moved from military service and veterans’ advocacy into national politi...

Dec 2, 2025

Did Dylan Blaha's unit see combat during his deployment and are there after-action reports?

Available reporting says Dylan Blaha served a deployment to Afghanistan (reported in his Substack, campaign materials and multiple news profiles) and has described more than five years on active duty ...

Jan 4, 2026

Are there official military records or after-action reports detailing Tammy Duckworth's deployments?

Publicly available biographies and official Senate and campaign materials consistently state that Tammy Duckworth deployed to Iraq in 2004 as an Illinois Army National Guard UH‑60 Black Hawk pilot, th...

Dec 7, 2025

Was senator duckworth a pilot

Tammy Duckworth is a trained military helicopter pilot who flew UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the Illinois Army National Guard and served in Iraq; her aircraft was hit by an RPG on November 12, 200...