Feature Articles

Rhode Island Service Members Enhance GT Scores to Enhance Career
December 2, 2020 — Service members in the Rhode Island National Guard (RING) are raising their general technical (GT) scores to pursue personal and professional advancement in their military careers through a six-week GT Enhancement Course. “The GT Enhancement Course is an intensive course designed to help service members achieve a GT score of at least 110,” said... MORE

A Co 1-182nd Participates in Exercise ORION 19
December 12, 2019 — Members of A Co 1-182nd Infantry Regiment trained alongside Portuguese, Romanian, Lithuanian and Spanish Soldiers during Exercise ORION 19 in Santa Margarida Military Camp (CMSM) in Portugal from Nov. 21, through Nov. 29, 2019. “Exercise ORION is the largest exercise conducted by the Portuguese Army,” said Capt. Timothy O’Leary, the company... MORE

RI Army National Guard Soldiers Set Their Sights in Puerto Rico
November 26, 2019 — Soldiers of A Co 1-182nd Infantry Regiment set their sights, literally and figuratively at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center in Puerto Rico.“One day, I thought I needed to do something with my life,” said Spc. Jean Rodriguez, an infantryman with A Co 1-182nd Infantry Regiment. “So I thought, what better way to tackle life than to take on new... MORE

Attack Company, Camp Santiago
November 26, 2019 — Soldiers of Alpha Company 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Rhode Island Army National Guard epitomized the moniker of “Attack Company” as they aggressively attacked their challenging training schedule in the rugged environment and extreme heat at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Puerto Rico, November 12, 2019 through November 16,... MORE

R.I. Military Police Tackle Annual Training at Fort Dix
September 18, 2019 — Grit was flying and sweat pouring in the Garden State this summer when members of the 43rd Military Police Brigade hit the dirt after putting boots on the ground at the Fort Dix U.S. Army Support Activity, in New Jersey, for their two weeks of annual training. Armed with shovels, rakes and sledgehammers, it was a hands-on, collaborative effort by... MORE

Leaders Pave Way for New Leaders
August 16, 2019 — CINCU, Romania - “No one is more professional than I. I am a noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers…My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind- accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my Soldiers.”These are the words that can be found in the Creed of the Noncomissioned Officer (NCO). It’s a code of conduct... MORE

Service Spotlight: Specialist Patrick Johns
April 17, 2019 — SPC Johns was born and raised in Westerly, RI. He is a 2015 graduate of of Westerly High School where he was a year-round athlete. During high school he was involved with soccer, swimming, and lacrosse which he felt made him well prepared for joining the Guard during his senior year of high school. He initially enlisted to support his education at... MORE

“I think God definitely put me there for a reason”
April 12, 2019 — Staff Sergeant Nathaniel J. Schaffer, a Soldier with the Rhode Island Army National Guard, 88th Army Band and Patrolman with the Jamestown RI Police Department is being praised for risking his life to save a man drowning in Narragansett Bay. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund named Officer Nathaniel Schaffer the recipient of the... MORE

Service Spotlight: Specialist Elisabeth Borno
March 28, 2019 — Specialist Elisabeth Borno is a culinary specialist in the 169th MP company whose dedication to helping others has led her to serve Rhode Islanders in a variety of capacities.Borno moved to Rhode Island five years ago from Haiti, where she was born. After speaking to a recruiter and learning how the Rhode Island National Guard would support her... MORE

Service Spotlight: Sergeant Jackie Charette
March 14, 2019 — SGT Jackie Charette, a squad leader in the 1207th Forward Support Company, says each day she strives “to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” In January she had the opportunity to do just that.A viral Facebook post about a North Providence teen with autism caught her attention; the father of Tyler Gaumond had posted in pursuit of securing a... MORE