The Oklahoma Army National Guard is the Army National Guard

Army National Guard

Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...

 component of the Oklahoma National Guard

Oklahoma National Guard

The Oklahoma National Guard, a division of the Oklahoma Department of the Military, is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It comprises both Army and Air National Guard components. The Governor of Oklahoma is Commander-in-Chief of the Oklahoma National...

. The Commander in Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard is 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...

, who appoints the State Adjutant General (TAG), a Major General

Major General

Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

 from either Army or Air. Currently, the TAG is Major General (MG) Myles Lynn Deering. 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

Air National Guard

The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...

 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

Camp Gruber

Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center is an Oklahoma Army National Guard training facility used for Summer field training exercises and for monthly drills. It covers a total of .The base is named after General Edmund L...

 Maneuver Training Center located near Braggs, Oklahoma.

Mission

The National Guard has two missions, a Title 10 Federal

Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...

 mission and the other a Title 32 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...

 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.

Historic units

• 158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
  158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
  The 158th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the Army National Guard.-Lineage:Constituted 26 February 1920 as the 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery and allotted to the Oklahoma National Guard...
  
  
• 160th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 171st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 179th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  179th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 179th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard.The unit is an organic element of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard...
  
  
• 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. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
  This page has been split as follows:* Coats of arms of U.S. Armor Regiments* Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry Regiments-See also:* commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army* Corps insignia of the United States Army...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Infantry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with infantry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Air Defense Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with Field artillery, Air Defense Artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with aviation regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
  
  

External links

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