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News from the Oklahoma National Guard

NEWS | Oct. 17, 2022

137th AES trains alongside Air Force total force, ROTC partners

By Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire 137th Special Operations Wing

U.S. Air Force Capt. Angie Clowdus, a 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) flight nurse, Oklahoma National Guard, provides direction to Air Force ROTC cadets from Oklahoma State University acting as litter bearers on a training flight Sept. 17, 2022, Oklahoma City. The 137th AES Airmen worked alongside active-duty counterparts with the 375th Air Mobility Wing and Air Force Reserve Airmen with the 514th Air Mobility Wing to gain flight certifications on a C-17 Globemaster III and included the ROTC cadets in the total-force training event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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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