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{{short description|Component of the US Army and military of the U.S. state of Oklahoma}}
The '''Oklahoma Army National Guard''' is the [[Army National Guard]] component of the [[Oklahoma National Guard]]. The Commander in Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard is the [[Governor of Oklahoma]], who appoints the State Adjutant General (TAG), a [[Major General]] from either Army or Air. Currently, the TAG is Major General (MG) Myles Lynn Deering.<ref>http://www.ok.ngb.army.mil/pdf/MG_MYLES_DEERING_Biography.pdf</ref> The previous TAG was [[Harry M. Wyatt III.]] MG Wyatt was promoted to Lieutenant General (LG) and became the Director of the [[Air National Guard]] in [[Washington D.C.]]
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The '''Oklahoma Army National Guard''' is the [[Army National Guard]] component of the [[Oklahoma National Guard]]. The Commander-in-Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard is the [[Governor of Oklahoma]]. He appoints the State Adjutant General (TAG) who is a [[Major General]] from either Army or Air. Currently, the TAG is Brig. Gen. [[Thomas H. Mancino]].<ref>[https://ok.ng.mil/Leaders/Adjutant-General/ Adjutant General for Oklahoma]</ref> The previous TAG was Maj. Gen. Michael Thompson.

The history of the OK ARNG SOF aviation "Lords of Darkness" is complicated. Early aviation units in the OK ARNG appear to have included the 245th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) and the 145th Aviation Company (1968), seemingly amalgamated into the 445th Aviation Company (1971); the 445th Aviation Company was reorganized as Company B, [[149th Aviation Regiment|149th Aviation]] Battalion (September 1978); and in May 1982, the 45th Aviation Battalion (Light Combat Helicopter) was organised as a Special Operations Forces unit. Organizational Authority #168-87 (5 August 1987) reorganized the 45th Aviation Battalion as the 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation, as of 1 October 1987.<ref name="LordsODOK463">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSvIIjIl4XMC&q=45th+Aviation+Battalion+as+the+1st+Bn+245th+Aviation%2C+effective&pg=PA463|title=Lords of Darkness: A History of the 45th Avn Bn (Sp Ops) and OKARNG Aviation|author=Col Billy R. Wood, US Army (retired)|date=2011-08-18|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9781462027224|language=en|page=463}}</ref> On 5 August 1987, the 245th Aviation was constituted in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, a parent regiment under the [[United States Army Regimental System]]. It was organized on 1 October 1987 to consist of the 1st Battalion (Special Operations) (Airborne) at Sperry. The 1st Battalion relocated to Tulsa on 1 July 1989. In 1986-87 there was a struggle by the OK ARNG to be accepted as a Special Operations Aviation team member by Army Special Operations Command at [[Fort Bragg]] and the active Army's [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment]].<ref name="LordsODOK467">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSvIIjIl4XMC&q=45th+Aviation+Battalion+as+the+1st+Bn+245th+Aviation%2C+effective&pg=PA463|title=Lords of Darkness: A History of the 45th Aviation Battalion (Special Ops) and OKARNG Aviation|author=Col Billy R. Wood, US Army (retired)|date=2011-08-18|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9781462027224|language=en|page=467}}</ref> It appears this process was successful since the unit flew 6,298 flying hours in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/special-guard-unit-stays-on-the-move/article_11725596-664f-5731-ad57-bab68e0a3abf.html|title=Special Guard Unit Stays On the Move|newspaper=Tulsa World|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref> However, this unit may have been deactivated in 1994.

At some point 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation (Special Operations) was reorganized into 1st Battalion (Airfield Operations), 245th Aviation. In January 2016 the unit prepared for deployment to the [[Middle East]]. Pre-deployment training was scheduled for May-June 2016 at the state training site, [[Camp Gruber]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/airport-manager-prepares-for-deployment/article_346e5848-9871-54eb-8057-ab13b2f8d910.html|title=Airport manager prepares for deployment|last=Writer|first=Mark Hughes Phoenix Staff|newspaper=Muskogee Phoenix|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref>


==Units==
==Units==
The Oklahoma Army National Guard consists of the following elements:
The Oklahoma Army National Guard consists of the following elements:
*Joint Forces Command--Ground Component
*Joint Forces Command--Ground Component
**[[90th Troop Command]]<ref>{{cite web|title=90th Troop Command Overview|url=http://www.ok.ngb.army.mil/2011brief/90TC-Overview-Brief.pdf|publisher=Oklahoma National Guard}}</ref>
**[[File:45th Infantry insignia (thunderbird).svg|25x25px]][[90th Troop Command]]<ref name="90TC">{{cite web|url=https://ok.ng.mil/Units/Pages/90th-troop-command.aspx|title=90th Troop Command|publisher=Oklahoma National Guard|date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
***Headquarters, 90th Troop Command at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
***[[120th Engineer Battalion]]
***[[File:120 Eng Bn DUI.png|40x40px]]120th Engineer Battalion at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma<ref name="90TC"/>
****[[A Co. 120th Engineers]] (Forward Support Company)
**** Headquarters and Headquarters Company
****[[1220th Engineer Company]] (Horizontal Construction)
****[[1120th Engineer Company]] (Asphalt)
**** Company A (Forward Support Company)
****[[2120th Engineer Company]] (Vertical Construction)
**** 3120th Engineer Company
****[[3120th Engineer Company]] (Engineer Support)
**** 2120th Engineer Company
**** 1120th Engineer Detachment
****[[120th Area Support Medical Company]]
***[[345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion]]
**** 120th Medical Company (Area Support)
***[[File:US Army 345 MI Bn DUI.png|25x25px]]345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion<ref name="90TC"/>
****[[1245th Transportation Company]]
****[[1345th Transportation Company]]
**** Headquarters and Headquarters Company
**** 1245th Transportation Company
****[[A Co. 777th Aviation Support Battalion]]
**** 745th Military Police Company
***[[63rd Civil Support Team]] (WMD)
**** Company A, [[777th Aviation Support Battalion]] (Distribution), Okmulgee, Oklahoma
***[[145th Army Band]]
***63d Civil Support Team (WMD)<ref name="90TC"/>
***[http://www.dvidshub.net/units/145MPAD 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment]
***145th Army Band<ref name="90TC"/>
**[[45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)|45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team]]
***145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dvidshub.net/units/145MPAD | title=DVIDS - 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment}}</ref><ref name="90TC"/>
***[[180th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|1-180th Cavalry Squadron]] (RSTA)
***[[179th Infantry Regiment (United States)|1-179th Infantry Battalion]]
*** [[File:245 Avn Rgt DUI.png|26x26px]][[245th Aviation Regiment (United States)|2d Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment]]<ref name="90TC"/>
**** Headquarters and Headquarters Company
***[[279th Infantry Regiment (United States)|1-279th Infantry Battalion]]
**** Company C
***[[160th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|1-160th Field Artillery Battalion]] (155mm Towed)
***[[700th Support Battalion (United States)|700th Brigade Support Battalion]]
*** [[File:140 Avn Rgt DUI.jpg|25x25px]][[140th Aviation Regiment (United States)|3rd Battalion (Security & Support), 140th Aviation Regiment]]<ref name="90TC"/>
****Company C
***[[45th Brigade Special Troops Battalion]]
*****Detachment 1
**[[45th Fires Brigade (United States)|45th Fires Brigade]]<ref>{{cite web|title=45th Fires Brigade Retirees' Brief|url=http://www.ok.ngb.army.mil/2011brief/45th-FiB-Retirees-Brief.pdf|publisher=Oklahoma National Guard}}</ref>
***[[171st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|B Btry. 171st Field Artillery]] (Target Acquisition)
*** [[File:149 Avn Rgt DUI.png|26x26px]][[149th Aviation Regiment (United States)|2d Battalion (General Support), 149th Aviation Regiment]]<ref name="90TC"/>
****Company B (CH-47)
***[[158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|1-158th Field Artillery Battalion]] (HIMARS)
*****Detachment 1
***[[205th Signal Company]] (Network Support Company)
***[[271st Support Battalion (United States)|271st Brigade Support Battalion]]
*** [[File:169 Avn Rgt DUI.jpg|25x25px]][[169th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion (General Support), 169th Aviation Regiment]]<ref name="90TC"/>
***[[120th Forward Support Company]] (HIMARS)
****Company C
*****Detachment 1
*** [[File:238 Avn Rgt DUI.jpg|25x25px]][[238th Aviation Regiment (United States)|2d Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment]]<ref name="90TC"/>
**** Company F
*** [[File:834 Spt Bn DUI.png|25x25px]][[834th Aviation Support Battalion]]<ref name="90TC"/>
**** Company B
***Medical Detachment<ref name="90TC"/>
**[[File:45th Infantry insignia (thunderbird).svg|25x25px]][[45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)|45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ok.ng.mil/units/Pages/45th-ibct.aspx|title=45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team|publisher=Oklahoma National Guard|date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
***[[File:180thCAVDUI.png|31x31px]][[180th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|1st Squadron (RSTA), 180th Cavalry Regiment]]
*** [[File:134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) DUI.png|27x27px]] [[2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne)]] ([[Nebraska Army National Guard]]) <ref>https://www.army.mil/article/229621/nebraska_stands_up_hooks_up_airborne_infantry_battalion Nebraska stands up, hooks up airborne infantry battalion</ref>
***[[File:179 Inf Rgt DUI.png|35x35px]][[179th Infantry Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment]]
***[[File:279INFdui.png|27x27px]][[279th Infantry Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment]]
***[[File:160th FA DUI.png|32x32px]][[160th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment]] (105mm Towed)
***[[File:700thSPTDUI.png|30x30px]][[700th Support Battalion (United States)|700th Brigade Support Battalion]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0700sptbn.htm|title = 700th Support Battalion &#124; Lineage and Honors &#124; U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref>
***[[File:45BSTBdui.png|36x36px]][[45th Brigade Special Troops Battalion|545th Brigade Engineer Battalion]]
**[[File:USA - 45 FAB.png|37x37px]][[45th Field Artillery Brigade]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ok.ng.mil/units/Pages/45th-fab.aspx|title=45th Field Artillery Brigade|publisher=Oklahoma National Guard|date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
***[[File:Unit Insignia of the 45th Fires Brigade of the United States Army.png|27x27px]]Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
***[[File:158thFADUI.png|26x26px]][[158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery Regiment]] (HIMARS)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0158fa.htm|title=158th Field Artillery Regiment &#124; Lineage and Honors &#124; U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)}}</ref>
***[[File:271 Spt Bn DUI.jpg|26x26px]]271st Brigade Support Battalion<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0271sptbn.htm|title = 271st Support Battalion &#124; Lineage and Honors &#124; U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)}}</ref>
***205th Signal Company (Network)
**Oklahoma Regional Training Institute
**Oklahoma Regional Training Institute
**[[189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|1-189th Field Artillery Battalion]]
***[[File:189thFADUI.png|32x32px]][[189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion, 189th Field Artillery Regiment]]
**[[189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|2-189th (General Services) Field Artillery Battalion]]
***[[File:189thFADUI.png|32x32px]][[189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|2d Battalion (General Support), 189th Field Artillery Regiment]]


The OKARNG controls the [[Camp Gruber]] Maneuver Training Center located near Braggs, Oklahoma.<ref>http://www.okguard.org/cgts.htm</ref>
The OKARNG controls the [[Camp Gruber]] Maneuver Training Center located near Braggs, Oklahoma.

==Mission==
The National Guard has two missions, a Title 10 [[Federal government of the United States|Federal]] mission and the other a Title 32 [[U.S. state|State]] controlled mission.

'''Federal Mission Statement:'''
<blockquote>
During peacetime each state National Guard answers to the leadership in the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia. During national emergencies, however, the President reserves the right to mobilize the National Guard, putting them in federal duty status. While federalized, the units answer to the Combatant Commander of the theatre in which they are operating and, ultimately, to the President. Even when not federalized, the Army National Guard has a federal obligation (or mission.) That mission is to maintain properly trained and equipped units, available for prompt mobilization for war, national emergency, or as otherwise needed. The Army National Guard is a partner with the Active Army and the Army Reserves in fulfilling the country's military needs.
</blockquote>

'''State Mission Statement:'''
<blockquote>
The Army National Guard exists in all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia. The state, territory or district leadership are the Commanders in Chief for each Guard. Their Adjutants General are answerable to them for the training and readiness of the units. At the state level, the governors reserve the ability, under the Constitution of the United States, to call up members of the National Guard in time of domestic emergencies or need.
</blockquote>


==History==
==History==
In 2021, the Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and Airmen helped to distribute food and water to citizens affected by [[Hurricane Ida]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oklahoma National Guardsmen distribute food and water after Hurricane Ida|url=https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/2770107/oklahoma-national-guardsmen-distribute-food-and-water-after-hurricane-ida/|publisher=Senior Airman Alex Kaelke|access-date=12 September 2021|date=10 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oklahoma National Guard provides aid to citizens affected by Hurricane Ida|url=https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/oklahoma-national-guard-provides-aid-to-citizens-affected-by-hurricane-ida/article_be534981-8f89-5e27-ba42-e97bf1edbdb9.html|publisher=tahlequahdailypress|access-date=12 September 2021|date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
===Historic units===
===Historic units===
* [[File:158FARegtCOA.jpg|50px]] [[158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)]]
* [[File:158FARegtCOA.jpg|50px]] [[158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|158th Field Artillery Regiment]]
* [[File:160FARegtCOA.jpg|50px]] [[160th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)]]
* [[File:160FARegtCOA.jpg|50px]] [[160th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|160th Field Artillery Regiment]]
* [[File:171FARegtCOA.gif|50px]] [[171st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)]]
* [[File:171FARegtCOA.png|50px]] [[171st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|171st Field Artillery Regiment]]
* [[File:189FARegtCOA.gif|50px]] [[189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)]]
* [[File:Coat of arms of the 189th Field Artillery Regiment.svg|50px]] [[189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|189th Field Artillery Regiment]]
* [[File:179th InfantryCOA.png|50px]] [[179th Infantry Regiment (United States)]]
* [[File:179th InfantryCOA.png|50px]] [[179th Infantry Regiment (United States)|179th Infantry Regiment]]
* [[File:180th infantrycoa.jpeg|50px]] [[180th Infantry Regiment (United States)]]
* [[File:180th infantrycoa.jpeg|50px]] [[180th Infantry Regiment (United States)|180th Infantry Regiment]]
* [[File:245AvnRgtCOA.gif|50px]] [[245th Aviation Regiment (United States)]]
===Adjutant Generals of Oklahoma===
====Territorial Government====
* BG James Carson Jamison 23 DEC 1894 to 10 JUL 1897
* BG Phil C. Rosenbaum 10 JUL 1897 to 26 MAR 1899
* BG Bert C. Orner 26 MAR 1898 to 11 MAR 1899 (Acting)
* BG Harry C. Barnes 11 MAR 1899 to 4 SEP 1901
* BG E.P. Burlingame 4 SEP 1901 to 28 FEB 1906
* BG Alva J. Niles 1 MAR 1906 to 16 NOV 1907
====State Government====
* BG Frank M. Canton 17 NOV 1907 to 30 JUN 1916
* BG Ancil Earp 1 JUL 1916 to 30 JAN 1918
* BG E.P. Gipson 1 FEB 1918 to 30 JAN 1919
* MG Charles F. Barrett 1 FEB 1919 to 28 JAN 1923
* MG Baird H. Markham 28 JAN 1923 to 30 JUN 1925
* MG Charles F. Barrett 1 JUL 1925 to 19 SEP 1939
* BG Louis A. Ledbetter 20 SEP 1939 to 13 SEP 1940
* MG George A. Davis 14 SEP 1940 to 6 MAY 1947
* MG Roy W. Kenny 7 MAY 1947 to 7 MAR 1965
* MG LaVern E. Weber 8 MAR 1965 to 30 SEP 1971
* MG David C. Matthews 2 OCT 1971 to 12 KAN 1975
* MG John Coffey, Jr. 13 JAN 1975 to 19 NOV 1978
* MG Robert M. Morgan 20 NOV 1978 to 11 JAN 1987
* MG Fonald F. Ferrell (ANG) 12 JAN 1987 to 13 JAN 1991
* MG Tommy G. Alsip 14 JAN 1991 to 19 JUN 1992
* MG Gary D. Maynard 20 JUN 1992 to 31 MAR 1995
* MG Stephen P. Cortright (ANG) 1 APR 1995 to 21 OCT 2002
* MG Harry M. Wyatt III (ANG) 22 OCT 2002 to 12 JAN 2003 (Acting)
* MG Harry M. Wyatt III (ANG) 13 JAN 2003 to 3 FEB 2009
* MG Myles L. Deering 3 FEB 2009 to Present <ref name=Wood>{{cite book|last=Wood|first=COL Billy R.|title=Lords of Darkness: A History of the 45th Avn Bn (Sp Ops) and OKARNG Aviation|year=2011|publisher=iUniverse|location=Bloomington, IN|isbn=978-1-4620-2724-8|pages=601-603}}</ref>

===Command Sergeants Major of Oklahoma===
* CSM Billy J. Ferguson 1 AUG 1969 to 30 NOV 1971
* CSM John C. Marcy 1 DEC 1971 to 30 JUN 1972
* CSM William E. Nichols 31 JUL 1972 to 11 JUN 1976
* CSM Edgar A. Siewert 1 AUG 1976 to 30 OCT 1977
* CSM Sam Cluck 1 NOV 1977 to 30 JUN 1980
* CSM William G. "Bill" Evans 1 JUL 1980 to 20 AUG 1988
* CSM Carmon L. Allen 21 AUG 1988 to 9 NOV 1992
* CSM David J. Willingham 10 NOV 1992 to 30 NOC 1993
* CSM Gerald S. Plaster 1 DEC 1993 to 31 JAN 1995
* CSM Marvin L. Barbee 1 APR 1995 to 30 SEP 2002
* CSM David Keating 1 OCT 2002 to 14 NOV 2008
* CSM Stephen P. Jensen 14 NOV 2008 to Present<ref name=Wood></ref>

==See also==
* [[Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments]]
* [[Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments]]
* [[Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments]]
* [[Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments]]
* [[Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 20 July 2024

Oklahoma Army National Guard
Oklahoma National Guard logo
LandVereinigte Staaten
AllegianceOklahoma National Guard
RoleArmy National Guard
Commanders
Current
commander		Thomas H. Mancino

The Oklahoma Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Oklahoma National Guard. The Commander-in-Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard is the Governor of Oklahoma. He appoints the State Adjutant General (TAG) who is a Major General from either Army or Air. Currently, the TAG is Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Mancino.[1] The previous TAG was Maj. Gen. Michael Thompson.

The history of the OK ARNG SOF aviation "Lords of Darkness" is complicated. Early aviation units in the OK ARNG appear to have included the 245th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) and the 145th Aviation Company (1968), seemingly amalgamated into the 445th Aviation Company (1971); the 445th Aviation Company was reorganized as Company B, 149th Aviation Battalion (September 1978); and in May 1982, the 45th Aviation Battalion (Light Combat Helicopter) was organised as a Special Operations Forces unit. Organizational Authority #168-87 (5 August 1987) reorganized the 45th Aviation Battalion as the 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation, as of 1 October 1987.[2] On 5 August 1987, the 245th Aviation was constituted in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System. It was organized on 1 October 1987 to consist of the 1st Battalion (Special Operations) (Airborne) at Sperry. The 1st Battalion relocated to Tulsa on 1 July 1989. In 1986-87 there was a struggle by the OK ARNG to be accepted as a Special Operations Aviation team member by Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg and the active Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.[3] It appears this process was successful since the unit flew 6,298 flying hours in 1992.[4] However, this unit may have been deactivated in 1994.

At some point 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation (Special Operations) was reorganized into 1st Battalion (Airfield Operations), 245th Aviation. In January 2016 the unit prepared for deployment to the Middle East. Pre-deployment training was scheduled for May-June 2016 at the state training site, Camp Gruber.[5]

Units

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The Oklahoma Army National Guard consists of the following elements:

The OKARNG controls the Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center located near Braggs, Oklahoma.

History

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In 2021, the Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and Airmen helped to distribute food and water to citizens affected by Hurricane Ida.[14][15]

Historic units

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References

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  1. ^ Adjutant General for Oklahoma
  2. ^ Col Billy R. Wood, US Army (retired) (2011-08-18). Lords of Darkness: A History of the 45th Avn Bn (Sp Ops) and OKARNG Aviation. iUniverse. p. 463. ISBN 9781462027224.
  3. ^ Col Billy R. Wood, US Army (retired) (2011-08-18). Lords of Darkness: A History of the 45th Aviation Battalion (Special Ops) and OKARNG Aviation. iUniverse. p. 467. ISBN 9781462027224.
  4. ^ "Special Guard Unit Stays On the Move". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  5. ^ Writer, Mark Hughes Phoenix Staff. "Airport manager prepares for deployment". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "90th Troop Command". Oklahoma National Guard. November 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "DVIDS - 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment".
  8. ^ "45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team". Oklahoma National Guard. November 18, 2019.
  9. ^ https://www.army.mil/article/229621/nebraska_stands_up_hooks_up_airborne_infantry_battalion Nebraska stands up, hooks up airborne infantry battalion
  10. ^ "700th Support Battalion | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History".
  11. ^ "45th Field Artillery Brigade". Oklahoma National Guard. November 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "158th Field Artillery Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)".
  13. ^ "271st Support Battalion | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)".
  14. ^ "Oklahoma National Guardsmen distribute food and water after Hurricane Ida". Senior Airman Alex Kaelke. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Oklahoma National Guard provides aid to citizens affected by Hurricane Ida". tahlequahdailypress. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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