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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 420 

Honoring the members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard 

of the State of Oklahoma for their service and sacrifice on behalf of 

the United States since September 11, 2001. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2010 

Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. COBURN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the members of the Army National Guard and 

Air National Guard of the State of Oklahoma for their 

service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States since 

September 11, 2001. 

Whereas members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard of the State of Oklahoma reside throughout 

the State and come from various communities, backgrounds, and professions; 

Whereas the Army National Guard and Air National Guard 

of the State of Oklahoma are composed of several units, 

including the Joint Forces Headquarters, the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 45th Fires Brigade, the 

90th Troop Command, the 189th Regional Training Institute, Camp Gruber Joint Maneuver Training Center, 


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the 137th Air Refueling Wing, the 138th Fighter Wing, 

the 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, and the 

219th Engineering Installation Squadron; 

Whereas, since September 11, 2001, units and members of 

the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard of 

the State of Oklahoma have been deployed, and are continuously being deployed, in support of United States 

military operations at home and abroad; 

Whereas the 45th Infantry Brigade mobilized in 2003 for 

Operation Enduring Freedom and deployed more than 

700 soldiers to Afghanistan to provide training to Afghan 

Security Forces; 

Whereas the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team mobilized 

in 2007 for Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed more 

than 2,700 soldiers to provide command and control and 

conduct security force and detainee operations, representing the largest single deployment for the Oklahoma 

Army National Guard since the Korean War; 

Whereas the 45th Fires Brigade mobilized in 2008 for Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed more than 1,000 soldiers to provide command and control and conduct security force operations; 

Whereas 90th Troop Command units mobilized for Operation 

Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and deployed more than 2,600 soldiers to conduct combat support and combat service support missions; 

Whereas the 189th Regional Training Institute and Camp 

Gruber Joint Maneuver Training Center have provided 

professional training to military and nonmilitary personnel to enhance domestic security and prepare units for 

deployments abroad; 


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Whereas the Oklahoma Army National Guard mobilized in 

2005 and deployed more than 2,500 soldiers to support 

relief operations in response to Hurricanes Katrina and 

Rita, including assisting law enforcement agencies with 

traffic control and security, transporting and distributing 

food, water, and ice, conducting search and rescue and 

ground and air evacuations, providing generator support, 

and performing other missions to protect life and property; 

Whereas the 137th Airlift Wing mobilized in 2003 for Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed to the Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia as part of the largest C–130 wing assembled in history, transporting troops, food, supplies, and 

equipment to United States forces in Iraq; 

Whereas the 137th Airlift Wing mobilized in 2003 for Operation Enduring Freedom and deployed to Uzbekistan, 

providing critical airlift and logistical support for United 

States forces in Afghanistan; 

Whereas between 2003 and 2006, the 137th Airlift Wing 

transported 39,368 troops and 11,170 tons of critical 

cargo to United States forces in Iraq and Afghanistan; 

Whereas the 137th Airlift Wing mobilized in 2005 and deployed one of the first C–130 units to support relief operations in response to Hurricane Katrina, including evacuating hospital and nursing home residents to safety by 

air, providing critical logistical support, and airlifting 

2,500 members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard 

to population centers to provide aid to hurricane victims; 

Whereas the 138th Fighter Wing mobilized in 2005, 2007, 

and 2008 for Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed to 

Iraq to provide close air support and engage in combat 


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missions, during which the 138th Fighter Wing expended 

109,000 pounds of combat ordnance and successfully destroyed numerous targets; and 

Whereas, since September 11, 2001, the 138th Fighter Wing 

has flown numerous Air Sovereignty Alert missions in the 

United States, protecting high value domestic targets 

against attack and contributing to homeland defense, and 

in 2008 the 138th Fighter Wing was recognized as the 

most active alert facility in the United States: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses its gratitude to the members of 

3 the Army National Guard and Air National Guard 

4 of the State of Oklahoma and their families for their 

5 service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States 

6 since September 11, 2001; and 

7 (2) recognizes the citizen-soldiers and airmen of 

8 the Oklahoma National Guard as invaluable to the 

9 national security of the United States, vital to de10 fending against threats both foreign and domestic, 

11 and essential for responding to State and national 

12 emergencies. 

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