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137th SOCF redesignated as squadron
May 31, 2023
— The 137th Special Operations Communications Flight was redesignated as a squadron May 7, 2023, during a ceremony held at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City...
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WWII Thunderbird turns 100
May 30, 2023
— The village of Mexico said happy 100th birthday on May 27, 2023 to Laurence “Sparky” Rector, a World War II veteran who fought with the Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th Infantry Division. One hundred people gathered at Mexico’s VFW Post 369 to celebrate his military service and his life at home over the Memorial Day weekend. Rector, who turned 100 on Memorial Day, also served as the grand marshal of Mexico’s Memorial Day Parade...
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OKGuard Recruiting to offer ASVAB prep courses
May 30, 2023
— The Oklahoma Army National Guard will be offering Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery preparation courses led by education professionals...
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Oklahoma Guard’s Civil Support Team assists local first responders in full-scale exercise
May 26, 2023
— In a joint effort to enhance emergency response capabilities, the Oklahoma National Guard's 63rd Civil Support Team collaborated with local first responders during a full-scale exercise held in Custer and Washita County and the City of Weatherford, May 23-25, 2023...
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1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment hosts 2nd Annual family day, live-fire demonstration
May 24, 2023
— Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team hosted their second annual family day and live-fire demonstration during the battalion’s annual training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, May 20...
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How the Heck do you run properly
May 24, 2023
— Cpt. Christopher Buck shows our very own Sgt. Reece Heck how proper running form will decrease your running time and prevent long-term injuries...
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TF Tomahawk finishes post mobilization training, departs overseas
May 22, 2023
— Leadership with the Oklahoma National Guard, including Brig. Gen. Colby Wyatt, Col. Brad Carter, Col. Andrew Ballenger and Command Sgt. Maj. John Hernandez, bid farewell to members of Task Force Tomahawk as they officially depart overseas to the Horn of Africa...
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Oklahoma NG hosts Wellness Day event
May 17, 2023
— As part of the Oklahoma National Guard's marking of Mental Health Awareness Month, members of the OKNG attended the annual Wellness Day event in Norman, Oklahoma, on May 9, 2023.The event brought together members of the Army and Air National Guard, creating a unique opportunity for collaboration and learning. The focus of the day was centered...
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Brig. Gen. Harrison retires
May 11, 2023
— Brigadier General Harrison hung up his uniform on May 6, 2023, after a moving retirement ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Lexington, Oklahoma, after 39 years of service...
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146th ASOS trains under new mission set
May 10, 2023
— Tactical air control party specialists with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron performed familiarization training for a new career field mission set at Fort Sill, Okla., May 10, 2023. The TACP Airmen conducted land navigation across rugged terrain to a broad area of land where they performed reconnaissance operations that would help develop intelligence on strategic level threats for the air component commander...
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SWOSU GOLD Soldiers and student honored for saving fellow student’s life
Oklahoma National Guard
March 13, 2025 | 1:22
Four Southwestern Oklahoma State University Guard Officer Leadership Development (GOLD) program officer candidates and one student lifeguard were honored on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, for their heroic actions in saving a fellow GOLD candidate during a training exercise on Jan. 28, 2025, in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Spc. Avrie Nowakowski, Spc. Diego Ortiz, Pfc. Rhyson Golightly, and Spc. Austin May were among the officer candidates who received the Army Achievement Medal for their actions.
Statton Mantz, the student lifeguard involved, received the Thunderbird Medal, the Oklahoma National Guard’s highest award presented to a civilian
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