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Oklahoma National Guard Regional Training Institute first to use female mannequins in medical training

Oklahoma City, Okla. - Instructors with the Oklahoma National Guard Regional Training Institute prepare recently purchased female mannequins for use in the Comprehensive Medical Training Program, Sept. 14th, 2023. The Oklahoma RTI is first in the country to include female mannequins in the training to help reduce mortality rates for females injured in combat. Master Sgt. Chris Dent explains why having these female mannequins is important. ( (Oklahoma National Guard video by Staff Sgt Reece Heck) CG Information: Master Sgt. Chris Dent Regional Training Institute Chief Instructor (00:08-00:19)

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma National Guard's Regional Training Institute is the first National Guard RTI in the nation to field female mannequins to prepare military medics and first responders better to treat female trauma patients.

Master Sgt. Chris Dent, with the OK RTI, said after reading research that female trauma patients had higher rates of mortality on the battlefield because medics and Soldiers were not used to treating female body types, he and other medical trainers at the OK RTI wanted to find resources to train medics and first responders better in order to combat those statistics. (Oklahoma National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)

Video by Sgt. Haden Tolbert

OKGuard military police unit deploys overseas to Middle East

Oklahoma National Guard

Oct. 21, 2025 | 0:35

Friends, family and Oklahoma National Guard leaders gathered Tuesday at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Oklahoma for a farewell ceremony held for members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 745th Military Police Detachment, 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command. The nearly 50 Soldiers are deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield, a U.S. military operation in U.S. Central Command’s area of operations aimed at building partner capacity and enhancing security in the Middle East.