U.S. Army Photo
Spc. Evan Barker of Sullivan, Illinois receives his Corporal patch from Cpt. Nathan Brinkman during his promotion ceremony at Combat Training Center-Yavoriv, Ukraine, Aug. 28.

•September 9, 2020•
By Cpl. Shaylin Quaid
JMTG-U Public Affairs

Evan Barker of Sullivan assigned to Task Force Illini, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Soldier, was promoted to Corporal during a promotion ceremony at Combat Training Center-Yavoriv, Ukraine, Aug. 28.
Barker is a 92F petroleum supply specialist at Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine. Task Force Illini, which deployed to Ukraine in July, is the command element of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, which is responsible for training, advising, and mentoring the Ukrainian cadre at CTC-Y to improve Armed Forces Ukraine’s training capacity and defense capabilities.