Adjutant General, Office of the

Adjutant General Andrew J. Chevalier

To provide well-trained, well-led, and well-equipped mission-ready units in support of the national military and, as required, State and local officials.

The Adjutant General is the strategic leader of the State military force. The Adjutant General directs the establishment, operation, organization and maintenance of the military forces of the State, which are comprised of the Rhode Island Army and Air National Guard, as well as the State Historic Militia. The Adjutant General's primary responsibility is to ensure that soldiers and airmen are well-equipped, well-trained and well-led such that they can perform their federal and State military duties. The Adjutant General is responsible for mission readiness and training of Army and Air National Guard forces to conduct and perform their respective federal missions, which includes war fighting and support to local agencies for domestic emergencies.