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 (TAG), a Major General from either Army or Air. Currently, the TAG is Major General (MG) Myles Lynn Deering.^[1] 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.

Units

The Oklahoma Army National Guard consists of the following elements:

• Joint Forces Command
  • 90th Troop Command
  • 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
  • 45th Fires Brigade
  • 189th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)
  • 63rd Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST)

The OKARNG controls the Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center located near Braggs, Oklahoma.^[2]

Mission

The National Guard has two missions, a Title 10 Federal mission and the other a Title 32 State controlled mission.

Federal Mission Statement:

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.

State Mission Statement:

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.

History

Historic units

• 158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 160th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 171st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 179th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• 180th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• 245th Aviation Regiment (United States)

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

1. ^ http://www.ok.ngb.army.mil/pdf/MG_MYLES_DEERING_Biography.pdf
2. ^ http://www.okguard.org/cgts.htm

External links

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