Ronald Paul Welch (born January 9, 1960) was an American Military officer and the former Director of the Joint Staff of the Connecticut National Guard.

[1] 1985: Mohegan Community College, Associate in Science, Norwich, CT 1992: Eastern Connecticut State University, Bachelor of General Studies, Willimantic, CT 2007: Eastern Connecticut State University, Master of Science in Organizational Management, Willimantic, CT 2011: U.S. Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies Ron Welch enlisted in the United States Army in on October 3, 1978, where he served on active duty with the 2nd Ranger Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Washington.

His main advice was to learn the culture, the language and customs while continuing traditional military skills such as physical fitness and marksmanship.

[3] On December 11, 1992, during an intense winter storm, a dispatcher from the Fairfield, Connecticut, fire department called the Stratford Armory for assistance evacuating residents.

Then Captain Welch and four others, Sergeants First Class Roger G. Barr, Douglas E. Bell, Raymond C. Spry and Specialist Chi Tranh Chong, drove to the scene in a canvas-covered military truck.