The Oklahoma National Guard, a division of the Oklahoma Department of the Military

Oklahoma Department of the Military

The Oklahoma Military Department is an agency of the state of Oklahoma that serves as the administrative agency for all matters concerning the Oklahoma National Guard and other state military organizations...

, is the component of the United States National Guard

United States National Guard

The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

. It comprises both Army and Air National Guard components. The Governor of Oklahoma

Governor of Oklahoma

The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...

 is Commander-in-Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard when in state use. The State's highest ranking military commander, the Adjutant General of Oklahoma

Adjutant General of Oklahoma

The Adjutant General of Oklahoma is the highest ranking military official in the state of Oklahoma, subordinate only to the Governor of Oklahoma...

, serves as the military head of the Guard and is second only to the Governor.

The Governor may call individuals or units of the Guard into state service during emergencies or to assist in special situations which require the Guard. In its state role, the Guard serves to execute state laws, protect the public health, suppress insurrection, and repel invasion.

The National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the President

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 or Congress. When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as Commander-in-Chief.

Units

• Oklahoma Army National Guard
  Oklahoma Army National Guard
  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 , a Major General from either Army or Air. Currently, the TAG is Major...
  
  
  • 90th Troop Command
  • 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
  • 45th Fires Brigade
  • 189th Regiment
  • 63rd WMD Civil Support Team
  • 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
• Oklahoma Air National Guard
  Oklahoma Air National Guard
  The Oklahoma Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is, along with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, an element of the Oklahoma National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as of the state...
  
  
  • 137th Air Refueling Wing
    137th Air Refueling Wing
    The United States Air Force's 137th Air Refueling Wing is an Oklahoma Air National Guard wing located at Will Rogers Air National Guard base, Oklahoma. The wing flies KC-135 Stratotankers....
    
    
  • 138th Fighter Wing
    138th Fighter Wing
    The United States Air Force's 138th Fighter Wing is a fighter unit located at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command , the wing flies the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter.-Mission:The federal mission of the...
    
    

External links

• Oklahoma National Guard Official Website
• Bibliography of Oklahoma Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History