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The 137th Special Operations Wing welcomes its first AT-802U trainer aircraft at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, July 29, 2024, following test pilot training at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The AT-802U trainer aircraft will be used to train initial cadre in a representative tail wheel aircraft in preparation for the missionized Armed Overwatch (OA-1K) variant. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall selected WRANGB for the Total Force Integration OA-1K Formal Training Unit. The OA-1K is a low-cost, multirole, rapidly-deployable, small-to-medium size aircraft system to support geographically isolated special operations personnel. The aircraft will perform close air support, precision strike, armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in austere and permissive environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Erika Chapa)

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The 137th Special Operations Wing welcomes its first AT-802U trainer aircraft at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, July 29, 2024, following test pilot training at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The AT-802U trainer aircraft will be used to train initial cadre in a representative tail wheel aircraft in preparation for the missionized Armed Overwatch (OA-1K) variant. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall selected WRANGB for the Total Force Integration OA-1K Formal Training Unit. The OA-1K is a low-cost, multirole, rapidly-deployable, small-to-medium size aircraft system to support geographically isolated special operations personnel. The aircraft will perform close air support, precision strike, armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in austere and permissive environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Erika Chapa)

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Deputy Commander of the 137th Special Operations Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. R. Keith Blount, deputy commander of the 137th Special Operations Wing, sits for a portrait April 7, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict visits 137th SOW

The Honorable Christopher Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, tours the 137 Special Operations Wing at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, April 4, 2024. Maier is responsible for all special operations, irregular warfare, counterterrorism and information operations policy issues and the oversight of special operations peculiar administrative matters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Caitlin Carnes)

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict visits 137th SOW

The Honorable Christopher Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, coins Staff Sgt. Blake Rouner, 137th Special Operations Support Squadron Airman, for outstanding performance in his unit during a base visit to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, April 4, 2024. Maier is responsible for all special operations, irregular warfare, counterterrorism and information operations policy issues and the oversight of special operations peculiar administrative matters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Caitlin Carnes)

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict visits 137th SOW

The Honorable Christopher Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, coins Tech. Sgt. Curtis Getz, a 137th Special Operations Wing Airman who competed in the U.S. Special Operations Command Service Member of the Year competition, during a visit to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, April 4, 2024. Maier is responsible for all special operations, irregular warfare, counterterrorism and information operations policy issues and the oversight of special operations peculiar administrative matters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict visits 137th SOW

The Honorable Christopher Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, participates in a presentation about the 137th Special Operations Wing mission during a visit to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, April 4, 2024. Maier is responsible for all special operations, irregular warfare, counterterrorism and information operations policy issues and the oversight of special operations peculiar administrative matters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Students and community leaders attend 137th SOW’s Student Flight Fest

A firefighter with the 137th Special Operations Wing Fire and Emergency Services unit helps a young attendee don bunker gear during the 137th Special Operations Wing 2024 Student Flight Fest Invitational event held at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, March 28, 2024. The invitational allowed for students, educators and other visitors from across the state to broaden their understanding of what the Oklahoma Air National Guard has to offer through aircraft displays, interactive stations, and discussions with Airmen and Soldiers from diverse career fields. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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Students and community leaders attend 137th SOW’s Student Flight Fest

An attendee listens intently as an MC-12W pilot with the 185th Special Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, explains the capabilities of the aircraft during the 137th Special Operations Wing 2024 Student Flight Fest Invitational event held at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, March 28, 2024. The invitational allowed for students, educators and other visitors from across the state to broaden their understanding of what the OKANG has to offer through aircraft displays, interactive stations, and discussions with Airmen and Soldiers from diverse career fields. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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Students and community leaders attend 137th SOW’s Student Flight Fest

An attendee smiles as they navigate the inside of an Oklahoma National Guard UH-60M Blackhawk during the 137th Special Operations Wing 2024 Student Flight Fest Invitational event held at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, March 28, 2024. The invitational allowed for students, educators and other visitors from across the state to broaden their understanding of what the Oklahoma Air National Guard has to offer through aircraft displays, interactive stations, and discussions with Airmen and Soldiers from diverse career fields. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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Students and community leaders attend 137th SOW’s Student Flight Fest

A high school student is shown an Oklahoma National Guard military occupational specialty simulator during the 137th Special Operations Wing 2024 Student Flight Fest Invitational event held at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma March 28, 2024. The invitational allowed for students, educators and other visitors from across the state to broaden their understanding of what the Oklahoma Air National Guard has to offer through aircraft displays, interactive stations, and discussions with Airmen and Soldiers from diverse career fields. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)

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Students and community leaders attend 137th SOW’s Student Flight Fest

Oklahoma high school students simulate a litter carry during the 137th Special Operations Wing 2024 Student Flight Fest Invitational event held at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma March 28, 2024. The invitational allowed for students, educators and other visitors from across the state to broaden their understanding of what the Oklahoma Air National Guard has to offer through aircraft displays, interactive stations, and discussions with Airmen and Soldiers from diverse career fields. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)

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Students and community leaders attend 137th SOW’s Student Flight Fest

Oklahoma high school students are shown a weapon system during the 137th Special Operations Wing 2024 Student Flight Fest Invitational event held at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma March 28, 2024. The invitational allowed for students, educators and other visitors from across the state to broaden their understanding of what the Oklahoma Air National Guard has to offer through aircraft displays, interactive stations, and discussions with Airmen and Soldiers from diverse career fields. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)

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137th SOW celebrates 2023 Oklahoma Women in Aviation

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kyler Wilson-Walker, a flight nurse with the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Oklahoma National Guard, teaches the capabilities of a patient simulator during the seventh Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day celebration Dec. 8, 2023, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City. The annual event pays homage to the many women who have made significant contributions to the state's aviation and aerospace industry.

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COMAFSOC visits 137th Citizen Air Commandos

U.S. Air Force 137th Special Operations Wing and 137th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron leadership teams, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, command chief of AFSOC, discuss the real-life applications of the debris clearance training conducted by a group of 137th SOCES Airmen during a visit to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 15, 2023. By training today for the fight tonight and pathfinding for tomorrow, 137th SOW Air Commandos are meeting the demands across the spectrum of conflict to be ready to meet the fight any place, any time, anywhere. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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COMAFSOC visits 137th Citizen Air Commandos

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, command chief of AFSOC, join the 137th Special Operations Wing command team in a patching ceremony Oct. 15, 2023, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City. By introducing incoming members to the heritage of the wing and its mission, the Citizen Air Commandos know they are joining a team that excels at performing the AFSOC mission across the spectrum of conflict any place, any time, anywhere. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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COMAFSOC visits 137th Citizen Air Commandos

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, command chief of AFSOC, view the flightline alongside 137th Special Operations Wing Air Commandos during a visit to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 15, 2023. By training today for the fight tonight and pathfinding for tomorrow, 137th SOW Air Commandos are meeting the demands across the spectrum of conflict to be ready to meet the fight any place, any time, anywhere. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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COMAFSOC visits 137th Citizen Air Commandos

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, greets Master Sgt. Amber Williams, 137th Special Operations Wing Mission Sustainment Team, Oklahoma National Guard, during a visit Oct. 15, 2023, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City. By training today for the fight tonight and pathfinding for tomorrow, 137th SOW Air Commandos are meeting the demands across the spectrum of conflict to be ready to meet the fight any place, any time, anywhere. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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CMSAF underscores need for 137 SOW multi-capable Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass speaks with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Sroczynski, a 137th Special Operations Wing Command Post controller, Oklahoma Air National Guard, during a visit Oct. 12, 2023, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City. Citizen Airmen with the 137th SOW demonstrated how they bring their multi-capable skill sets to the total force fight and use customized resources for optimum performance against global power competition. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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CMSAF underscores need for 137 SOW multi-capable Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass emphasizes the importance of every Airman in the fight against adversaries while talking to Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen during a visit to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 12, 2023. Citizen Airmen with the 137th SOW demonstrated how they bring their multi-capable skill sets to the total force fight and use customized resources for optimum performance against global power competition. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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