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  • 137 SOW officially recognizes MAJCOM-change with ceremony

    The 137th Special Operations Wing hosted an official re-designation ceremony to commemorate the Wing's change to the Air Force Special Operations Command at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 3, 2016.The ceremony comes after the implementation of the National Defense Authorization

  • 137 SOW graduates first special operations combat systems officer

    An Airman of the 137th Special Operations Wing became the unit's first organically-grown MC-12W combat systems officer.Second Lt. Brent Webb graduated, Oct. 14, 2016, from the combat systems officer school at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, making him the first since the 137 SOW joined the Air

  • National Guard Bureau helps upgrade WRANGB medical group

    The 137th Medical Group received new equipment as part of a modernization effort and finished installation of the items, Aug. 12, 2016, in their facilities.The National Guard Bureau contributed nearly a quarter-million dollars' worth of medical equipment and technical items as a part of the Air

  • 137th SFS outside the wire for AT days

    Airmen from the 137th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron transported personnel off base for annual training from July 29 to Aug. 5, 2016, at Camp Gruber near Braggs, Oklahoma.Around 40 Airmen, including instructors, conducted a comprehensive training course of close-combat, weapons,

  • OK Air Guardsman named 2016 Tillman Scholar

    Every day, Oklahoma Guardsmen break the barrier between home and work. The lives in their homes where their boots hang and their lives wearing the military uniform are motivated by one thing -- their communities.As an Oklahoma native and University of Oklahoma College of Medicine student, Staff Sgt.

  • 205 EIS install long-term radar in Djibouti

    Eight members of the 205th Engineering and Installation Squadron from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City participated in the cradle-to-grave installation of a permanent radar and shelter on U.S. Navy Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20 - June 16, 2016.The Airmen and two members from

  • OK Guardsmen attend multi-agency rifle school

    Members from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, joined officers from local police agencies to sharpen their firing skills during Patrol Rifle Operator School, May 24-26, 2016, at the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office Training Facility, Oklahoma City.Three 137th Security Forces

  • 137 AES hosts multiple aircraft training event

    The 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron held a training event that featured multiple airframes, a new static training platform and realistic field conditions, April 15-16, 2016, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base and Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.The Multiple Aircraft Training

  • Oklahoma Airmen spin-up for emergency response during tornado season

    Allergies, rain, renewal ... for Oklahomans, native or transplanted, spring often brings memories of not just the usual April showers and May flowers, but also blaring sirens, violent storms and hail wrapped tornadoes.This spring is no different. As thermometers steadily rise, so too does the