News from the Oklahoma National Guard

Oklahoma Guardsmen earning US citizenship
August 12, 2021
Spc. Stephen Ezenwosu and Pfc. Isadora Desrochers, medics with Headquarter Company, 1st Battalion 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, train at the National Training Center near Fort Irwin, CA, July 2021. Ezenwosu and Desrochers joined the OKNG on their path to become U.S. citizens. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Spc. Caleb Stone)

Oklahoma National Guard mothers, sons serve together
August 9, 2021
Lt. Col. Tanya Roland and her son, Sgt. Paul Roland, serve together in the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a rotation at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, July 11, 2021.

137th SOLRS conducts fuels training with 1st SOW
August 4, 2021
Men move a fuel hose back onto a truck

Oklahoma Army Guard Soldiers test their resiliency at NTC
August 2, 2021
Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, move through the desert during a live-fire exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2021.

Joint Training Reinforces Cyber Defense
July 27, 2021
Sgt. Sean Singley, cyber threat intelligence analyst with the Oklahoma National Guard defensive cyber operations team, discusses recent cyber activity with Jenna Odgers, criminal intelligence analyst, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, during Cyber Shield 2021 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Norman, Oklahoma, July 21, 2021. Cyber Shield is an annual training exercise focused on identifying and defending against cyber threats that compromise local and national security. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mireilie Merilice-Roberts)

Frazer becomes first woman to lead combat company in 45th IBCT
July 13, 2021
Capt. Marissa Frazer accepts the Bravo Battery guidon from Lt. Col. Ronnie Beck, commander of the 1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment, during a change of command ceremony at the National Guard armory in Holdenville, Oklahoma, July 9. Frazer assumed command of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, as the first female commander of a combat arms unit in the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Anthony Jones)

A COVID Story with CW3 Julio Dominguez
July 1, 2021

OKARNG sergeant major looks back on Khobar Towers bombing, talks mental health
June 25, 2021
Terrorist attacked the Khobar Towers housing complex June 25, 1996, using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The attacked killed 19 people, including many U.S. military members, and injured countless others.

OK Air Guard to conduct large-scale readiness exercise
May 28, 2021
Tulsa Air National Guard Alert Mission (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

45th Infantry Division Museum to hold annual Memorial Day Ceremony
May 28, 2021
The 45th Infantry Division Museum annually hosts the Memorial Day Ceremony to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending the freedom of the United States. The ceremony also recognizes the families of those who served, veterans, and those who continue to wear the uniform as many gathered to pay tribute and pass along the tradition of remembrance.

Video by Sgt. Haden Tolbert
Oklahoma Army National Guard hosts Best Warrior
Oklahoma National Guard
Nov. 9, 2024 | 1:30
Sixteen Soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard competed in the 2025 OKARNG Best Warrior Competition at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma, Nov. 6-8, 2024.

At the conclusion of the competition, Spc. Juan Lopez, a resident of Stillwater, Oklahoma assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team as a signal operations support specialist, won the title of Soldier of the Year, while Sgt. James Bording, a resident of Claremore, Oklahoma assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th IBCT as an infantryman, was awarded the title of Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (Oklahoma National Guard Video by Sgt. Haden Tolbert)

CG:
00:23:15
Command Sgt. Maj. John Hernandez
Command Sgt. Maj. for Oklahoma

00:38:14
Spc. Juan Lopez
2025 Soldier of the Year

00:46:23
Sgt. James Bording
2025 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
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