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138th Fighter Wing wins prestigious Disney Award
June 25, 2024
— The 138th Force Support Squadron services flight won the Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Disney Award for their exemplary nature in food service in the Air National Guard on March 14, 2024...
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45th Field Artillery Brigade holds change of command
June 20, 2024
— The Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Field Artillery Brigade held a change of command ceremony at the Mustang Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Oklahoma, June 15, 2024, signifying the end of Col. Johnnie Dale Moss’ tenure and welcoming Lt. Col. William Kale Rogers as the new commander...
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Oklahoma Army National Guard member reaches highest rank for warrant officers
June 17, 2024
— An Oklahoma Army National Guardsman has been promoted to chief warrant officer 5, one of the rarest held positions in the state. Oklahoma City native, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Teneshea Jones who serves at the Oklahoma National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters in Oklahoma City as a senior human resource warrant officer was promoted to chief warrant officer 5, June 2, 2024...
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Oklahoma National Guard’s STARBASE OKC hosts STEM summer camp
June 14, 2024
— The Oklahoma National Guard’s STARBASE Oklahoma City hosted a science, technology, engineering and math summer camp at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, June 10-14, bringing excitement and educational opportunities to the children of Oklahoma National Guard members living in the Oklahoma City area...
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Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade welcomes new commander
June 14, 2024
— The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, held a change of command ceremony at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma, June 11, 2024, marking the end of Col. Andrew Ballenger's tenure and welcoming Col. Khalid Hussein as the new commander...
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1st Lt. Makya Stell wins NetWars, continues OKGuard legacy of cyber excellence
June 12, 2024
— 1st Lt. Makya Stell, a signal officer with the 205th Signal Company, made history and continued the OKGuard's legacy of cyber excellence while winning the annual NetWars competition at Cyber Shield...
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Oklahoma National Guard breaks ground on trench warfare lane
June 5, 2024
— The Oklahoma National Guard broke ground on a new state-of-the-art one-way attack trench warfare lane at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma on June 2...
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Oklahoma Guardsman named US National Guard Region V NCO of the Year
May 29, 2024
— Staff Sgt. Brock Wilson, an Oklahoma City resident serving in the Oklahoma Army National Guard has been named the US National Guard Region V Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. ...
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Oklahoma National Guard breaks ground on new museum
May 16, 2024
— The Oklahoma National Guard broke ground on the new Oklahoma National Guard Museum in Oklahoma City in a ceremony attended by veterans and current National Guard members on May 16...
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Oklahoma National Guard holds annual Wellness Day event
May 15, 2024
— Members of the Oklahoma National Guard gathered to participate in a Wellness Day event at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Oklahoma, May 7, 2024...
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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)
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Command Sgt. Maj. John Hernandez
Command Sgt. Maj. for Oklahoma
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Spc. Juan Lopez
2025 Soldier of the Year
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Sgt. James Bording
2025 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
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