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USS Oklahoma (BB-37) (1916–1944) – Battleship. Served in World War I. Sunk in the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Sunk by carrier-based aircraft torpedoes, raised in 1943, sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for scrapping. In 2003, the U.S. Navy recovered part of the mast of the Oklahoma from the bottom of Pearl Harbor.
The base has more than 26,000 military and civilian employees and is the largest single-site employer in the state of Oklahoma. [8] The installation covers approx. 9 square miles (23 km 2) and has 760 buildings with a building floor space of over 15,200,000 square feet (1,410,000 m 2). [8] The base is bounded by I-40 on the north and I-240 on ...
Installations of the United States Army in Oklahoma (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Oklahoma" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Pages in category "Military units and formations in Oklahoma" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
Vance Air Force Base (IATA: END, ICAO: KEND, FAA LID: END) is a United States Air Force base located in southern Enid, Oklahoma, about 65 mi (105 km) north northwest of Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Leon Robert Vance Jr.
Again, Oklahoma proved to be well suited for the mission. The Military Airlift Command (MAC) assumed command of the base from SAC and activated the 443d Military Airlift Wing (443 MAW), Training, to assume host wing responsibilities and to fly alongside the SAC aircraft that would become a tenant command at Altus. [5]
Military installations in Oklahoma (5 C, 3 P) O. Military in Oklahoma City (2 P) Oklahoma National Guard personnel (22 P) P. Military personnel from Oklahoma (5 C ...