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News from the Oklahoma National Guard

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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

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

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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.