Hometown Military News: Jan. 8, 2016

Posted on January 8, 2016
Sharon Hultquist
Sgt. Maj. Sharon Hultquist of Delavan, Illinois, a member of the Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, based in Springfield, Illinois, speaks to friends and family after being promoted Jan. 4 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)

Hometown Military News: Jan. 8, 2016:

Illinois Army National Guard soldier promoted to sergeant major

SPRINGFIELD – Sharon Hultquist of Delavan was promoted to the rank of sergeant major Jan. 4 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

Hultquist serves as the full-time military personnel office sergeant major for the Illinois Army National Guard. Hultquist began her military career in 1986 as an enlisted Soldier in the United States Army assigned as an administrative specialist.

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