News from the Oklahoma National Guard

Northern Agility 22-1 Begins in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
June 28, 2022 — MARQUETTE, Michigan - U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, arrived at Sawyer International Airport June 27 to kick off Northern Agility 22-1, a total-force Agile Combat Employment exercise led by the Michigan Air National Guard.Upon arrival, the tankers performed wet-wing defuel... MORE

DM hosts mental health first aid course
June 27, 2022 — An Oklahoma Air National Guard first sergeant hosted a Mental Health First-Aid class to certify Airmen as mental health first-aiders at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 21-24, 2022... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Team Wins Colorful Cyber Shield 2022 Gaming Competition That Allows Cyber Warriors to Test Their Skills Against Their Peers
June 23, 2022 — If it wasn’t for the rows upon rows of computers and the random 7-foot man in a ghillie suit, you might have thought you ran into a wayward group of tourists on the way to a tropical paradise. The place was filled with Hawaiian shirts and flip flops, with one man strumming on his ukulele. Nope – this was Netwars. ... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Participates in Cyber Shield 2022, the DoD’s Largest Unclassified Cyber Defense Exercise
June 23, 2022 — Approximately 15 Oklahoma National Guard cyber and computer security specialists are honing their skills, June 5-17, as part of Cyber Shield 2022, the Department of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise involving approximately 800 National Guard cyber specialists as well as law enforcement, legal, government and corporate partners from across the country... MORE

National Guard Members Conduct Innovative Readiness Training
June 10, 2022 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are building homes and treating patients in health clinics in Eastern Oklahoma.They are helping fellow Oklahomans thanks partly to the Innovative Readiness Training program – a Department of Defense initiative.While Soldiers of the 2120th Engineer Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, 90th... MORE

Former 137th commander turns 100
April 9, 2022 — Seals, a former commander of the 137th Special Operations Wing (then Military Airlift Wing), celebrated his 100th birthday April 9, 2022, where he received the The Stanley F.H. Newman Award for his contributions as a civilian to the Oklahoma Air National Guard mission... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard, Azerbaijan hold SPP exchange
April 8, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Five doctors with the Azerbaijan Operational Capabilities Concept Battalion exchanged medical knowledge with the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard March 28-April 1.The Guardsmen provided a comprehensive picture of U.S. military standards of care, from the point of injury to Role 4 care, as part of the knowledge exchange under the... MORE

Oklahoma Air National Guard participates in AERO Oklahoma
March 31, 2022 — Members from the 138th Fighter Wing and the 137th Special Operations Wing joined several of Oklahoma’s top aerospace entities and participated in an Aviation & Aerospace Advocacy Day at the State Capitol building in Oklahoma City on March 30, 2022.The purpose of the day was to recognize the state’s aviation, aerospace, and defense industry as a... MORE

OK Air National Guard aircraft crashes, pilot unharmed
March 23, 2022 — An Air Force F-16 assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard crashed today in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. The pilot safely ejected and was recovered with no serious injuries... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard’s Family Program Office announces Month of the Military Child activities
March 22, 2022 — The Oklahoma National Guard’s Child and Youth Program with the Family Program Office has announced activities for the month of April, celebrating the Month of the Military Child. ... MORE

Video by Sgt. Reece Heck

Uncle vs niece: Two Oklahoma Army National Guard Recruiters Battle To See Who Can Enlist The Most Soldiers

145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

March 14, 2023 | 2:57

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wheeler and his niece, Sgt. Paige Stanphill, both recruiters with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, are battling it out in a friendly competition to see who can enlist the most recruits for this year. (Oklahoma National Guard Video by Sgt. Reece Heck)

CG Information:

Sgt. Paige Stanphill (00:30-00:34)
Tulsa, Oklahoma Recruiter
Niece of Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wheeler

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wheeler (00:20-00:26)
Vinita, Oklahoma Recruiter
Uncle of Sgt. Paige Stanphill