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Rally for Recovery By Staff Sgt. Stephanie Riotte The Rhode Island National Guard was proud to be a part of the 8th annual Rally for Recovery on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. The partnerships and collaborations that have been formed with local, state and federal mental health and substance abuse agencies have enabled our National Guard service members to receive the support they need in their own communities while continuing to serve the state and nation. The Rally for Recovery is Rhode Island’s celebration of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The celebration included an impressive lineup of speakers, including Rep. Jim Langevin and R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Offi ce of National Drug Control Policy. The estimated 3,000 attendees were entertained by the Rhode Island National Guard’s 88th Army Band and other musical guests. At a time when deployments continue to place hardships on military members and their families, support agencies such as the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental 10 Ocean State Guardian / Winter 2010 Disabilities and Hospitals, Gateway, Phoenix House, Kent Center, Providence Center, RICARES, and the men and women who make up the R.I. Recovery Month Coalition, continue to reach out and assist our men and women in uniform. The Rhode Island National Guard Prevention Treatment and Outreach program’s mission is to provide prevention training, outreach to military families, and access to treatment resources to service members in an effort to increase military discipline, individual performance, and combat readiness. If you or a family member needs assistance with a substance abuse or mental health issue, please call Staff Sgt. Stephanie Riotte at (401) 275-1122 or e-mail stephanie.riotte@us.army.mil.
RI Air National Guardsmen protect Combined Endeavor’s network security By Sgt. Michael Simmons GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Airmen from the 102nd Network Warfare Squadron of the Rhode Island Air National Guard are learning to protect computer operating systems from improper use, hacking and other suspicious activity, as part of the military exercise Combined Endeavor 2010. Combined Endeavor, hosted in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 3-16, is the largest military communications exercise of its kind in the world, which enables participating nations to test the interoperability of their communications systems and networks in order to support their nation’s respective security priorities during crises. According to the Washington Post, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said that terrorist organizations have identified cyberspace as “a means to damage both our economy and our psyche – and countless extremists have taken this to heart.” The 102nd NWS supports Combined Endeavor by ensuring that no inappropriate or malicious activity on the network interrupts the test schedule. Each of the 40 partner nations participating in the exercise may have differing ideas of minimum network security criteria. The exercise provides a common platform for participants to learn from each other, build collaborative network systems and to protect those networks from attack or breakdown. One of the valuable lessons learned from this mission is the opportunity to work through cultural and technological differences to complete the objective, said Senior Master Sgt. David Fleury of the 102nd NWS. The 102nd NWS is a Rhode Island Air National Guard unit from Coventry, R.I. The Airmen have supported Combined Endeavor since 2003. Five Airmen are located at Grafenwoehr; three assist the exercise from a forward Air Force Master Sgt. Jeptha Gibbs, 102nd Network Warfare Squadron, Rhode Island Air National Guard, overlooks Master Sgt. Darryl McCaffrey also of the 102nd as he protects the computer network from malicious activity in a communications exercise during Combined Endeavor. Combined Endeavor 2010 is the world’s largest communications interoperability exercise, preparing international forces’ command, control, communications and computer systems for multinational operations. Photo: Sgt. Michael A. Simmons site in Romania. “Having a forward site in Romania is a good part of the exercise,” said Marine Maj. David Norton, site commander of Combined Endeavor Romania. “It adds to the level of complexity and makes troubleshooting exponentially harder.” “The exercise allows me to improve and refresh my skills,” Staff Sgt. Miguel Barajas from the 102nd NWS said. He also said that he enjoys the camaraderie of the numerous participating nations within the facility. Very few missions allow a technician to learn and encounter so much within a three-week period. Combined Endeavor is a great opportunity, Fleury said. Winter 2010 / Rhode Island National Guard 11
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