Posts Tagged ‘RI National Guard’
Brigadier General Andrew J. Chevalier announced as 45th Rhode Island Adjutant General
Today, Governor Dan McKee announced Brigadier General Andrew J. Chevalier as the next Adjutant General of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National Guard. Brigadier General Chevalier is replacing Major General Christopher P. Callahan, who is retiring in January after decades of dedicated service to Rhode Island. “Brigadier General Chevalier is a…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 27.07.23 (PACT Act, events, resources, discounts…) – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans’ issues Photo taken by member of the 119th MP Co in the Middle East in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. SPC Laplume is on “s— detail”; half barrels filled with human waste mixed with diesel to burn. The detail was a daily mission to dispose of human waste…
Read MoreRI National Guard activated by Governor McKee to ready Cranston Street Armory for homeless
Governor McKee Activates National Guard to Provide Temporary Operational Support for Cranston Street Armory Warming Station National Guard will work with support from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to provide temporary support for unhoused Rhode Islanders. Governor Dan McKee has authorized Major…
Read MoreMilitary choppers lulled us to sleep from Woonsocket to Newport
It was the sound of military helicopters that lulled many to a more secure sleep, knowing the state’s military and law enforcement were out in force, and on duty against violence outbursts from Woonsocket to Providence, to Cranston and Warwick, and to Newport, and spots in between in Rhode Island. All in all, a peaceful…
Read More