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NEWS | Dec. 17, 2024

OKGuard Family Program Office recognized for Hurricane Helene support

By Staff Sgt. Reece Heck

Oklahoma City -- Members of the Oklahoma National Guard's Family Program Office were presented with certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office on Dec. 9, 2024, for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation.
Warren Griffis (left), Jennifer Roberts (middle), both members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office, stand with Col. Yolanda Murray (right), director of manpower and personnel for the OKNG, after being presented certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
SLIDESHOW | 3 images | 241211-A-OB588-5804 Warren Griffis (left), Jennifer Roberts (middle), both members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office, stand with Col. Yolanda Murray (right), director of manpower and personnel for the OKNG, after being presented certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
Warren Griffis (left), Jennifer Roberts (middle), both members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office, stand with Col. Yolanda Murray (right), director of manpower and personnel for the OKNG, after being presented certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
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Warren Griffis (left), Jennifer Roberts (middle), both members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office, stand with Col. Yolanda Murray (right), director of manpower and personnel for the OKNG, after being presented certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
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Members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office are awarded certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
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Members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office are awarded certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
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Warren Griffis (left), Lloyd Smithson (middle), both members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office, stand with Col. Yolanda Murray (right), director of manpower and personnel for the OKNG, after being presented certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
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Warren Griffis (left), Lloyd Smithson (middle), both members of the Oklahoma National Guard Family Program Office, stand with Col. Yolanda Murray (right), director of manpower and personnel for the OKNG, after being presented certificates of appreciation from the Florida National Guard Family Program Office for providing remote relief to more than 750 FLNG Soldiers affected by Hurricane Helene by offering resource referral assistance. The support lessened the burden of the Florida National Guard while enabling their Guardsmen to focus on responding to the devastation. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
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New Oklahoma National Guard Museum opens to public
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June 11, 2026 | 1:44
OKLAHOMA CITY - Decades of military history officially transitioned into a new era as the Oklahoma National Guard hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 11 for its newly constructed museum, marking the culmination of a multi-year effort to preserve and expand the legacy of Oklahoma’s Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen.

Located just south of the Oklahoma Military Department at 3301 Northeast Grand Blvd., the 39,375-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, constructed by Hensel Phelps Construction Company, serves as a benchmark for state National Guard museums across the nation.

The opening comes after a 2024 groundbreaking and a temporary casing of the colors in 2025 for the museum's historic home of nearly 50 years, a 1930s Works Progress Administration armory.
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