News from the Oklahoma National Guard

TF Tomahawk finishes post mobilization training, departs overseas
May 22, 2023
TF Tomahawk Heads Overseas

Oklahoma NG hosts Wellness Day event
May 17, 2023
Col. Lindy I. White, divison chief, health and wellness, delivers opening remarks during the Oklahoma National Guard Health and Wellness Event at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Norman, Okla., 09 May, 2023. The health and wellness event focused on the five pillars of health; physical, occupational, social, spiritual and financial wellness.  (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mireille Merilice-Roberts)

Brig. Gen. Harrison retires
May 11, 2023
Maj. Gen. Thomas Mancino (left), adjutant general for Oklahoma, and Brig. Gen. Jon Harrison, former assistant adjutant general, pose at Harrison’s retirement ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Lexington, Oklahoma, May 6, 2023. Harrison built a distinguished career over the course of 39 years and earned many awards for his service, including the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Danielle Rayon)

146th ASOS trains under new mission set
May 10, 2023
An Airman crosses through a field of grass

137th SOW hosts students, community partners for fly-in
May 4, 2023
high school students look through night vision goggles excitedly

Oklahoma Guardsmen compete to be Best Warrior
May 2, 2023
Spc. Matthew Giudice II, a fire fighter assigned to Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma Army National Guard, climbs a ladder on the Tough One obstacle during the Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Gruber Training Center, April 21, 2023. The annual competition brings Soldiers together to demonstrate their proficiency in a variety of warrior tasks and drills such as land navigation, marksmanship, an obstacle course, and a 12-mile ruck march, all culminating in an interview with a panel of sergeants major. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Danielle Rayon)

137th SOW hosts Oklahoma JROTC state drill championships
April 17, 2023
two junior rotc cadets exhibit color guard drill demonstration skills

South African native earns US naturalization before military deployment
April 12, 2023
Private 1st. Class Dewald Ekron, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 179 Infantry Regiment, Oklahoma National Guard, stands before conducting actions on the objective during pre-moblization training at Ft. Riley, Kan., 25 March 2023. Ekron, a South Africa native, moved to the United States in 2017 to pursue farming. More than 1,000 Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen, including a company each from Nebraska and Indiana, will deploy overseas as Task Force Tomahawk in support of operations within U.S. Africa Command’s area of responsibility. While there, they will provide security support at five installations across multiple East African countries. (Oklahoma National Guard by Sgt. 1st Class Mireille Merilice-Roberts)

Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers compete at the 2023 Bataan Memorial Death March
April 7, 2023
zCol. Brian Coleman, Oklahoma Army National Guard, competes in the military light division at the 2023 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 19, 2023. Coleman competed in the military light division, which is 26.2 miles in a full military uniform and finished 7th overall with a time of 5:59:51. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Gauret Stearns)

Top Air Force honors for Tulsa Civil Engineers
February 21, 2023

Video by Sgt. Haden Tolbert
Day Four: National Guard Region V Best Warrior Competition
Oklahoma National Guard
May 15, 2025 | 0:45
Video Reel: Sixteen miles. No shortcuts.

Every step tested resolve, but our warriors pressed on through the early morning with grit in their boots. This is what elite looks like.
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