A Worcester resident who spent more than three decades with the city’s police department has taken command of one of the Army National Guard’s most storied divisions, assuming responsibility for approximately 15,000 soldiers stationed across the northeastern United States.
Brig. Gen. Richard P. Cipro, a veteran of the Iraq War and a member of the National Guard since 1991, assumed command of the 42nd Infantry Division during an Oct. 17 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York.
Cipro, who retired from the Worcester Police Department after more than 32 years of service, ultimately reaching the rank of sergeant, succeeds Maj. Gen. Jack James, who had commanded the division since 2024…