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Brigadier General Charles E. Petrarca Jr. Rhode Island Army National GuardCpetrarca (talk) 15:51, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

One of two officers to go to war as Generals since WWI

Brigadier General Charles E. Petrarca, Jr. assumed his duties as The Land Component Commander on 2 June 2012. General Petrarca has served in a variety of command and staff positions during his career. He received his commission through the Rhode Island Military Academy OCS Class of 25 in 1982. Prior to receiving his commission General Petrarca’s military areer began in 1980, when he enlisted in the USAR, as an infantryman for the 76th DIV. After attending Infantry Officer Basic and erving as a company training officer, BG Petrarca transferred to the RIARNG Troop D 1st 26th Infantry Division air cavalry. Most recently,General Petrarca served as the Detention Facility Commander, responsible for the safe,care, custody and control of detainees within the Detention Facility in Parwan (DFIP),Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. General Petrarca was directly responsible to the Commanding General, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force (CJIATF) 435 for all matters pertaining to the health, welfare, training, discipline and combat readiness of over 1400 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen assigned to Task Force Protector.