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137th SOW hosts delegation from Azerbaijan during SPP visit

Medical Airmen demonstrate an “Apollo” patient simulator to members of the Azerbaijan Army during a State Partnership Program visit to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma City, Dec. 1, 2022. The visit covered the many capabilities of the 137th SOW as a global force provider, including manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, agile combat support, cyber, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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137th SOW hosts delegation from Azerbaijan during SPP visit

Members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard and the Azerbaijan Army participate in a tour during a State Partnership Program visit to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma City, Dec. 1, 2022. The visit covered the many capabilities of the 137th SOW as a global force provider, including manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, agile combat support, cyber, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

members of a delegation from Azerbaijan pose with Oklahoma National Guardsmen for a photo

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137th SOW hosts delegation from Azerbaijan during SPP visit

Members of the Oklahoma National Guard and the Azerbaijan Army join together for a group photo at the end of a State Partnership Program visit to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma City, Dec. 1, 2022. The visit covered the many capabilities of the 137th SOW as a global force provider, including manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, agile combat support, cyber, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

Air Force firefighters demonstrate high-line rescue operations

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137th SOW hosts delegation from Azerbaijan during SPP visit

U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 137th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron demonstrate high-line rescue operations to members of the Azerbaijan Army during a State Partnership Program visit to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma City, Dec. 1, 2022. The visit covered the many capabilities of the 137th SOW as a global force provider, including manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, agile combat support, cyber, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Stiltner, an operations manager for the 137th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, details how equipment is used in domestic response operations to members of the Azerbaijan Army during a State Partnership Program visit to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma City, Dec. 1, 2022. The visit covered the many capabilities of the 137th SOW as a global force provider, including manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, agile combat support, cyber, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. – Medical Airmen demonstrate an “Apollo” patient simulator to members of the Azerbaijan Army during a State Partnership Program visit to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma City, Dec. 1, 2022. The visit covered the many capabilities of the 137th SOW as a global force provider, including manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, agile combat support, cyber, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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SWOSU GOLD Soldiers and student honored for saving fellow student’s life

Oklahoma National Guard

March 13, 2025 | 1:22

Four Southwestern Oklahoma State University Guard Officer Leadership Development (GOLD) program officer candidates and one student lifeguard were honored on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, for their heroic actions in saving a fellow GOLD candidate during a training exercise on Jan. 28, 2025, in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

Spc. Avrie Nowakowski, Spc. Diego Ortiz, Pfc. Rhyson Golightly, and Spc. Austin May were among the officer candidates who received the Army Achievement Medal for their actions.

Statton Mantz, the student lifeguard involved, received the Thunderbird Medal, the Oklahoma National Guard’s highest award presented to a civilian

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