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News from the Oklahoma National Guard

An Airman crosses through a field of grass

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146th ASOS trains under new mission set

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Andrews, a 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air conrol party specialist, Oklahoma National Guard, crosses a field during familiarization training for a new career field mission set at Fort Sill, Okla., May 10, 2023. The TACP Airmen conducted land navigation across rugged terrain to a broad area of land where they performed reconnaissance operations that would help develop intelligence on strategic level threats for the air component commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

An Airman plots a route on a map propped against a ledge

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146th ASOS trains under new mission set

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richie Thammavongsa, a 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party specialist, Oklahoma National Guard, surveys a map for the next route during familiarization training for a new career field mission set at Fort Sill, Okla., May 10, 2023. Thammavongsa led a team of five TACP Airmen while conducting land navigation across rugged terrain to a broad area of land to perform reconnaissance operations during a capstone in his training process. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Erika Chapa)

Airmen clamber over rocks and through trees

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146th ASOS trains under new mission set

Five tactical air control party specialists with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma National Guard, trek across a ridge of boulders during familiarization training for a new career field mission set at Fort Sill, Okla., May 10, 2023. The TACP Airmen conducted land navigation across rugged terrain to a broad area of land where they performed reconnaissance operations that would help develop intelligence on strategic level threats for the air component commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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146th ASOS trains under new mission set

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richie Thammavongsa and Senior Airman Matthew Gage, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party specialists, Oklahoma National Guard, operate a field communication system during familiarization training for a new career field mission set at Fort Sill, Okla., May 10, 2023. The TACP specialists transmitted intelligence to an off-site receiving location to prove proficiency on the equipment and success for future missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Erika Chapa)

FORT SILL, Okla/ – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Andrews, a 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air conrol party specialist, Oklahoma National Guard, crosses a field during familiarization training for a new career field mission set at Fort Sill, Okla., May 10, 2023. The TACP Airmen conducted land navigation across rugged terrain to a broad area of land where they performed reconnaissance operations that would help develop intelligence on strategic level threats for the air component commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Oklahoma National Guard, OK-TF1 and special operations partner for helocast training

Oklahoma National Guard

July 23, 2025 | 1:16

Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen with 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, partnered with Oklahoma Task Force 1 and members of the U.S. Air Force’s 9th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas, to conduct helocast training at Camp Gruber Training Center, July 23, 2025. The joint training event, part of helocast certification requirements, utilized a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to execute water insertion techniques critical for rapid infiltration operations.