The Adjutant General of Rhode Island, and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National Guard, Major General Kevin McBride, regretfully announces the death of a deployed member of the Rhode Island Army National Guard.

Several Rhode Island National Guard members and civilian employees received awards February 17, 2011 for their efforts in saving the life of a stricken co-worker on February 8th of this year.

On Thursday, November 4th, Dunkin’ Donuts and the USO will be joined by Senator Jack Reed and Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, as they announce a new partnership to provide coffee to millions of troops and their families around the country.

Major General Robert T. Bray, the Adjutant General and the Commanding general of the Rhode Island National Guard, speaks to the 1207th Forward Support Company (FSC), 1/103rd Field Artillery, at Fort McCoy, WI on October 19, 2010. The 1207th FSC will be deploying to Kuwait in November 2010.

A host of Air National Guard units from New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island participated in the African Aerospace and Defense Exposition 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa Sept. 21-25.

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