Rhode Island Army National Guard
The Rhode Island Army National Guard (RIARNG) is the land force militia for the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It operates under Title 10 and Title 32 of the United States Code and operates under the command of the state governor while not in federal service. National Guard units may function under arms in a state status, therefore they may be called up for active duty by the governor to help respond to domestic emergencies and disasters, such as those caused by hurricanes, floods, or civil unrest.
Rhode Island Army National Guardsmen in Fallujah, Iraq, 28 July 2003
National Guard perform multiple tasks at a COVID-19 test site at Rhode Island College in May 2020
James Mitchell Varnum was an American legislator, lawyer, general in the Continental Army, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country.
James Mitchell Varnum, painted posthumously in 1804 by Charles Willson Peale
Varnum marker in Oak Grove Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio
Varnum's house at 57 Peirce Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island