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a C-17 Globemaster III is refueled on an airfield while receiving cargo

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137 SOLRS supports passenger, cargo movement in total force operation

Airmen with the 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (SOLRS), Oklahoma National Guard, work to load and refuel a C-17 Globemaster III while the 137th Fire Emergency Services team stands ready on the flightline of Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 13, 2022. The 137th SOLRS received assistance from a team of Airmen with the 321st Contingency Response Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, while conducting passenger and cargo movement and also worked alongside Joint Base Charleston active and Reserve aircrew to complete the operation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

an airman loads a container unit onto a C-17 Globemaster III

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137 SOLRS supports passenger, cargo movement in total force operation

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gerald Burroghs, a traffic manager with the 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (SOLRS), Oklahoma National Guard, pushes cargo onto an aircraft at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 13, 2022. In a total force partnership, the 137th SOLRS and five members of the 321st Contingency Readiness Squadron partnered to conduct passenger and cargo movement, working with Joint Base Charleston active and Reserve aircrew to load a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

an Airman loads an all-terrain vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III

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137 SOLRS supports passenger, cargo movement in total force operation

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Deaven Drake, a traffic manager with the 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, Oklahoma National Guard, drives an all-terrain vehicle onto an aircraft at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 13, 2022. In a total force partnership, the 137th SOLRS and five members of the 321st Contingency Readiness Squadron partnered to conduct passenger and cargo movement, working with Joint Base Charleston active and Reserve aircrew to load a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

people load a wheeled cart onto a C-17 Globemaster III

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137 SOLRS supports passenger, cargo movement in total force operation

Airmen with the 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (SOLRS), Oklahoma National Guard, and 321st Contingency Response Squadron (CRS), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 13, 2022. The 137th SOLRS and 321st CRS members partnered for two weeks conducting passenger and cargo movement, working alongside active and Reserve aircrew stationed at Joint Base Charleston to complete the operation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

an Airman secures cargo with a chain on a C-17 Globemaster III

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kodi Horst, an air transportation specialist with the 321st Contingency Response Squadron (CRS), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, secures cargo on an aircraft at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 13, 2022. In a total force partnership, the 321st CRS members conducted passenger and cargo movement with 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen, working with Joint Base Charleston active and Reserve aircrew to load a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. – Airmen with the 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (SOLRS), Oklahoma National Guard, work to load and refuel a C-17 Globemaster III while the 137th Fire Emergency Services team stands ready on the flightline of Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 13, 2022. The 137th SOLRS received assistance from a team of Airmen with the 321st Contingency Response Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, while conducting passenger and cargo movement and also worked alongside Joint Base Charleston active and Reserve aircrew to complete the operation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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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)

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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