But a What and Why RI reader wrote in with a question about the fort that relates back to its original purpose: “Why is Fort Adams pentagon shaped?” This goes back to Bernard, and Monroe’s ...

“That was the best show I’ve ever seen, Arlo Guthrie at sunset,” O’Halloran said. Boats fill the water outside Fort Adams for the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. O ...

The U.S. Army announced Thursday that Fort Lee will officially become Fort Gregg-Adams during a ceremony next month as part of the military's efforts to rename bases that honor the Confederacy.

Operation Stand Down RI is organizing the display at Fort Adams, running this year from May 26- May 29. The organization sets boots on the ground representing fallen service members. It will open ...

Pvt. Caleb Lawrence, who went AWOL from Fort Gregg-Adams on February 24th, has returned to the base. Lawrence's return comes after he contacted his mother from Colorado, where he had last been seen.

FORT GREGG-ADAMS – Family, friends, colleagues and admirers gathered Monday morning to remember a military trailblazer on the Army post that now bears his name. “Even though he lived to be 96 ...