Glenarm Soldier promoted to colonel

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (01/06/2015)(readMedia)-- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Melissa R. Beauman of Glenarm, Illinois, assigned to Illinois Army National Guard's (ILARNG) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) was promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, Jan. 6.

Beauman, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has more than 26 years of service in the Army. She enlisted with the Active Duty Army in March 1989 and joined the Illinois Army National Guard's 1344th Transportation Company in East St. Louis, Illinois, in May 1993 before her commission in August 1997.

From April 2007 to April 2008, Beauman deployed to Kuwait as the executive officer of the 1144th Transportation Battalion in Delevan, Illinois.

Beauman's current assignment is Deputy Director U.S. Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) for the ILARNG. As the deputy, she shares in the direction of all phases of the organization's program, which includes managing the day-to-day operations to include receipt, accountability, contracting, disbursement and certification of all federal resources provided to the state for which the USPFO is responsible.

Beauman is married to Frank Wieman and they have two sons, Nathan and Matthew.

Frank Wieman pins colonel rank on his wife Melissa R. Beauman of Glenarm, Illinois, assigned to Illinois Army National Guard (ILARNG) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) during a ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, Jan. 6. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Melissa R. Beauman of Glenarm, Illinois, assigned to Illinois Army National Guard (ILARNG) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) recites the oath of office from Daniel Krumrei, the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard. Beauman was promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, Jan. 6. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)