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U.S. Army Col. Elis F. Hopkins III, from the 56 Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard, presents U.S. Parachutist Badges to partner nation paratroopers during Leapfest 2017 at the University of Rhode
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A large group of soldiers from the 115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard, participate in a departure ceremony Jan. 18, 2020, at Quonset Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown,
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RI National Guard on Twitter: "Rhode Island Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 103d Field Artillery Regiment assembled on Nov. 8, 2020, in East Greenwich, RI to welcome Lt. Col.
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