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USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) (1944–1979) – Light Cruiser. Served in World War II and the Vietnam War. Sunk as a target in 1999, southwest of Guam. [60] USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) (1988–2022) – Nuclear powered attack submarine. Home port at Naval Base Guam. USS Tulsa (LCS-16) – Littoral Combat Ship.
The 138th Fighter Wing (138 FW) is an Oklahoma Air National Guard unit stationed at Tulsa Air National Guard Base at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma.. As an Air National Guard unit, the 138 FW is part of the Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force and is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command.
Tinker Air Force Base is named in honor of Major General Clarence L. Tinker. [2] An Osage from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, he received his wings in 1921. [3] He was a graduate of Wentworth Military Academy who went on to become the first major general of Native American descent in U.S. Army history.
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 .
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]
In 2023, the organization overseeing Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park expanded their exhibits to include a 40,000 educational Oklahoma military history exhibit at Enid's Oakwood Mall.
1989 - Tulsa became the Design Center for the Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Waste program for the entire five state Southwestern Division. [5] 1995 - Tulsa District, working under the Federal Emergency Management Agency, responds to the bombing attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The Corps primary role was public works ...
The OKC Baseball Club continues its home stand against the Reno Aces at 7:05 p.m. May 23-24, 6:05 p.m. May 25 and 2:05 p.m. May 26 at at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 2 Mickey Mantle Dr. Fireworks ...