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OMD Organization.....................................................................................................4-5
State Resource Management.....................................................................................6
USPFO................................................................................................................................7
Logistics/G4......................................................................................................................8
Personnel and Administration J-1..........................................................................11
Personnel and Administration G-1.........................................................................17
Plans, Operations, Training, and Military Support............................................21
Camp Gruber Training Site........................................................................................29
Facility Management..................................................................................................36
Headquarters, Air National Guard..........................................................................41
State Army Aviation, Safety, and Occupational Health..................................43
Information Management J-6..................................................................................45
Public Affairs Office......................................................................................................47
45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.....................................................................48
45th Fires Brigade........................................................................................................49
90th Troop Command................................................................................................52
189th Regional Training Institute...........................................................................53
137th Air Refueling Wing...........................................................................................54
138th Fighter Wing......................................................................................................56
146th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS)..............................................60
205th Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS).................................................62
219th Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS).................................................63
45th Infantry Division Museum...............................................................................64
Thunderbird Youth Academy...................................................................................66
State Transition and Reintegration System (STARS).........................................67
Starbase Oklahoma.....................................................................................................68
Financial Summary......................................................................................................70
table of contents
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MAJ. GEN. MYLES L. DEERING
The Adjutant General
Oklahoma National Guard
Honorable Brad Henry
Governor
Commander-in-Chief
Oklahoma National Guard
Command SGT. MAJOR
STEVEN L. JENSEN
State Command Sergeant Major
Oklahoma National Guard
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Brig. Gen. James mcormack
Assistant Adjutant General
Oklahoma Air National Guard
Brig. Gen. ROBIE ASHER
Director, Joint Staff
Oklahoma Army National Guard
Brig. Gen. RICKY ADAMS
Assistant Adjutant General
Oklahoma Army National Guard
Brig. Gen. wiliam hadaway ii
Chief of Staff
Oklahoma Air National Guard
COL. JERRY CUSIC
Chief of Staff
Oklahoma Army National Guard
CW5 PAUL E. MERCHANT
State Command Chief Warrant Officer
Oklahoma Army National Guard
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Lt. Col. Brent Wright
Director, State Resource Management
Com: (405) 228-5373
DSN: 628-5373
State Resource Management
Mision
Our mission is to provide the best facilities for
our Soldiers and Airmen in the Oklahoma National
Guard within regulatory guidelines of National
Guard Bureau and the financial capability of the
State of Oklahoma. The quality of the facilities
relates to the quality of the work environment,
efficiency of the work force, and the overall
readiness of the unit.
STATE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
The State Resource Management Director is
the state advisor to the Adjutant General and is
responsible for the State of Oklahoma operating
budget for the Oklahoma National Guard. He is
detailed to receive and account for all allotted
state funds, equipment, and property (including
all state facilities) in the possession of the
Oklahoma Military Department. He is director
for the State Accounting Section, State Employee
Personnel Office, Youth Program Division,
State Transition and Reintegration System, and
Thunderbird Youth Challenge Program which
received the “Best All-Around Program Award”
from National Guard Bureau in 2006.
STATE ACCOUNTING OFFICE
The State Accounting Office, with seven
state employees, is responsible for budgeting,
procurement, and the financial management of
funds processed through the Military Department,
to include appropriated and non-appropriated
state and federal funds.
STATE EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL OFFICE
The State Employee Personnel Office is
responsible for the state employees authorized by
our state legislature for Fiscal Year 2008.
Although limited in the number of employees,
there is a significant economic impact made by
the 351 state employees on board in this agency.
A high percentage of these employees have also
made a positive impact on the youth of our state
through the administration of several “at-risk” and
troubled youth programs.
45TH INFANTRY DIVISION MUSEUM
The 45th Infantry Division Museum is
acknowledged as the largest and the best
National Guard Museum in the United States. As
such, it is held as the model for all other National
Guard Museums. The 2003 Scholastic Book of
World Records lists Oklahoma as the state with
the largest military museum, “The 45th Infantry
Division Museum.”
The Museum’s ten galleries tell the story of
Oklahoma’s military history from the year 1541
through Operation Desert Storm. The 45th
Infantry Division’s history is a large part of the
story line with its 511 combat days and eight
campaigns in World War II and 429 combat days
and four campaigns during the Korean War.
Plans stand ready to tell the story of Oklahoma’s
contribution in the current War on Terror pending
the arrival of artifacts from the theatre of operations.
With its surrounding 15-acre military park containing
over 60 military vehicles, aircraft, armored vehicles,
artillery, and ancillary equipment, the museum’s
two ceremonies on Veterans Day and Memorial Day
attract over 37,000 visitors per year from all over the
United States and the world.
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united states property and fiscal office
COL. LARRY STICE
USPFO for Oklahoma
Com: (405) 228-5280
DSN: 628-5280
MISSION
The United States Property and Fiscal Officer is
the federal agent representing the Chief, National
Guard Bureau, with a duty station in Oklahoma City.
The USPFO is detailed to receive and account for
all allotted federal funds, equipment and property
(including all federal facilities) in the possession of
the Oklahoma Military Department. His principal
staff consists of employees of the Oklahoma Military
Department with the following functions in support
of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. In addition,
he has a secondary staff at each Oklahoma Air
National Guard base with senior officials serving
as Assistant USPFO’s for Air in the areas of resource
management, logistical management and facilities or
real property management.
In the event of a mobilization of any of the reserve
components in Oklahoma, the Office of the USPFO
for Oklahoma is prepared to extend their support
function to assist that unit in the transition to federal
active duty.
ADMINISTRATION
The Administration Division performs general office
services; operates official mail desk; provides defense
communications service; obtains and provides
duplicating and printing services; and procures,
stores, issues, and handles the disposition of federal
supplies and equipment.
INTERNAL REVIEW & AUDIT COMPLIANCE
The IR Division performs internal audits, non-audit
consulting and advisory services, and follow-up
reviews for the Oklahoma Army and Air National
Guard under the supervision and direction of the
USPFO, with input from the Adjutant General.
Internal Review provides a systematic, objective
evaluation of operations and controls within an
organization, in order to assist management in
accomplishing goals and objectives. During CY
2010, the Internal Review (IR) Division completed
28 engagements, identifying over $546,000 in cost
savings. The IR Division also identified non-monetary
benefits resulting in 64 recommendations in the
area of improved processes, regulatory compliance,
and improved management controls. Further, the
IR Division assisted the Oklahoma National Guard
through seven external audit agency inspections.
DATA PROCESSING DIVISION
The Data Processing (DP) Division maintains the
necessary system and database administration to
protect against unlawful intrusion and to provide the
highest degree of data integrity and accessibility for
OKARNG pay and personnel systems. The DP Division
assists management by designing and developing
local computer applications, including the creation of
the software interface used to pay insurance benefits
to state Guardsmen through Oklahoma’s State-
Sponsored Life Insurance program. All DP personnel
acquire and maintain civilian-acquired Information
Technology security and operating environment
accreditations in accordance with Department of
Defense Directive 8570.1-M.
COMPTROLLER DIVISION
The Comptroller Division is responsible for
receiving and accounting for all federal funds issued
to the USPFO for Oklahoma to include: Budgeting,
Accounting, Military Pay and Entitlements, Civilian
Payrolls, Travel Pay and Commercial Accounts. The
Division ensures that all expenditures of federal
funds comply with the State Operating Budget as
well as applicable laws and regulations. The Budget
Office is responsible for monitoring fund control and
budget execution. The goal of the Fiscal Accounting
Office is to provide accurate accounting data to the
funds managers of the Oklahoma Army National
Guard. The mission of the Entitlements Section is
to accurately process the pay and entitlements of
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all soldiers and civilians assigned to the OKARNG as
timely as possible.
PURCHASING & CONTRACTING
The Purchasing and Contracting Division provides
federal acquisitions for services, supplies, and
construction through various contract vehicles such
as: Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity; Multiple
Award Task Orders; Blanket Purchase Agreements;
Firm Fixed Price; Cooperative Agreements;
Government Purchase Cards.
The USPFO Contracting Division provides approval
and oversight for the Oklahoma Air National Guard
federal contracting offices. The Supervisory Contract
Specialist is a Level III certified Contracting Officer
with an unlimited warrant. There are five warranted
contracting officers and four contracts specialists to
support the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard.
SUPPLY & SERVICES
The Supply and Services Division is responsible
for planning, organizing and directing the logistical
and supply services of the USPFO for Oklahoma to
include; Central Issue Facility, Individual Clothing,
Property Management, Commercial Transportation,
and Storage & Distribution Management. This
includes but is not limited to receiving, procuring,
distributing and accounting for all federal property
and funds allocated by National Guard Bureau for the
State of Oklahoma in support of the Army National
Guard. The Supply and Services Division also advises
and assists Oklahoma Army National Guard units to
ensure proper use of federal property and funding.
We manage the federal logistics support system for
the state, and upon mobilization, provide support for
the transition of mobilized units into active status.
The Division monitors the Oklahoma Army National
Guard’s Recycle Programs and OKARNG Contingency
Ammunition Program.
logistics/G4
LT. COL. BUTCH BOND
Logistics Management Officer / Interim G4
Com: (405) 228-5007
DSN: 628-5007
MISSION
Our mission is to provide overall program
management for all command aspects of the
Oklahoma Army National Guard Logistics Program.
Logistics Programs consist of command level
responsibilities in the area of supply, maintenance,
transportation and services. This directorate employs
256 employees generating an annual payroll of
approximately 11.2 million dollars.
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
The Logistics Management Branch is responsible
for planning, directing and administering logistical
services to include management of supply,
equipment, food service, logistical automation
systems and individual training. At the conclusion
of FY10, OKARNG had obligated approx. $10M
for funding of supplies, equipment and services.
The SASMO office employs four full time federal
employees. The mission of the SASMO is to support
the Standard Army Management Information
Systems (STAMIS). The SASMO completed over 2K
help desk tickets for FY10 that included software,
hardware and training related issues for over 15
different STAMIS systems.
MATERIAL MANAGEMENT CENTER
The Material Management Center (MMC) is
responsible for the management of all purchases
of fuel, supplies, and equipment to include medical
supplies and equipment. The shop consists of four
full time federal employees. The MMC processed
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over 500 local purchase requests, 10K SARSS/IMAP
requests, which includes medical. The shop executed
over $6M in purchases.
DEFENSE MOVEMENT
The Defense Movement Branch is responsible for
unit movement planning, collection of mobilization
movement data, and military air deployment/
redeployment requirements for 120 OKARNG units.
This section manages utilization, maintenance and
administration of 168 federally leased vehicles. This
section also operates the State Movement Control
Center (SMCC) which coordinates with local and state
agencies on behalf of all Department of Defense
(DOD) agencies and manages all military ground
traffic by functioning as the approval authority for all
DOD convoys operating in the state of Oklahoma. The
SMCC has approved 235 convoy clearances and 240
oversize/overweight permits this year.
COMMAND SUPPLY DISCIPLINE
The Command Supply Discipline (CSDP) section is
responsible for inspecting and providing logistical
guidance and expertise to all OKARNG units. The
shop consists of one full time federal employee. The
CSDP section conducted over 40 inspections and a
large amount of assistance visits.
FOOD SERVICE SECTION
The Food Service Section is responsible for
managing the food service budget, rations (prepared
and unprepared) and all OKARNG kitchen equipment
and personnel training. The Food Service Section
managed and executed a ration budget of over
$2M while providing assistance and support to 120
OKARNG units.
SURFACE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OFFICE
(SMMO)
The SMMO is responsible for planning, executing
and directing the Surface Equipment Maintenance
Program. The office implements the Army system
of maintenance throughout the Oklahoma Army
National Guard to include training, managing on-hand
equipment readiness. The SMMO employs a
work force of 12 federal employees generating an
annual payroll of approximately $670,000 dollars.
These employees provide technical and operational
control of the Combined Support Maintenance Shop,
Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site, Unit Training
Equipment Site, and Field Maintenance Shops
though out the State. All maintenance activities
perform field level maintenance repairs to equipment
and are ready to support unit and battalion training
programs in addition to state or federal mobilizations.
The SMMO also has the responsibility to conduct
Home Station Field Reset. Field Reset is the
completion of field level maintenance and repairs to
bring equipment to Technical Manual, (TM) safety,
services standards, and perform remediation of
delayed desert damage degradation. The Surface
Maintenance Activities supervised over 118 Full
Time National Guard Operations Support (FTNGDOS)
soldiers in support of RESET throughout fiscal year
2009. At the conclusion of FY 10, OKARNG had
obligated approx. 6 million of RESET funding for labor
and supplies. Of the approx. 6 million, 3.2 million was
obligated for supplies, parts, and services. 2.8 million
was obligated for RESET Active Duty Operational
Support (ADOS) Labor.
COMBINED SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP (CSMS)
The CSMS activity is co-located with the
Surface Maintenance Management Office at 3745
Thunderbird Street, Norman, OK. This Field Support
Maintenance facility of approximately 89,000
square feet was constructed in 1996. The activity
employs a total of 64 federal technicians and one
state employee generating an annual payroll of
approximately 2.5 million dollars. These employees
perform highly technical maintenance tasks on all
surface equipment belonging to the Oklahoma Army
National Guard.
MANEUVER AREA TRAINING EQUIPMENT SITE
(MATES)
Located at Fort Sill, near Lawton, OK in Comanche
County, is the site for MATES #72. The activity
employs a total of 35 federal technicians and one
state employee generating an annual payroll of
approximately 1.6 million dollars This activity serves
as a storage and repair site for pre-positioned field
artillery equipment that is ready for immediate
use. The equipment positioned here is available for
units conducting Annual Training and Inactive Duty
Training. The full-time support force of 33 federal
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employees performs field level maintenance repairs
and services to equipment in support of unit(s) and
battalion training programs in addition to state or
federal mobilizations.
UNIT TRAINING EQUIPMENT SITE (UTES)
Camp Gruber (near Muskogee) in Muskogee
County is the site of the Oklahoma Army National
Guard’s UTES. This activity serves as a storage and
repair site for heavy equipment such as cranes,
engineer equipment, and large tactical vehicles.
The UTES employs a full-time support force of 25
federal employees generating an annual payroll of
approximately 1.2 million dollars.
The activity performs Field level maintenance
repairs to equipment ready to support unit and
battalion training programs in addition to state or
federal mobilizations.
During fiscal year 20, 1096 work orders for 21,44
items (vehicles, weapons, and special purpose
equipment) were processed for repair or services. It is
not uncommon to have over 400 work orders open in
the various stages of the repair or service process.
The UTES employed eight additional soldiers
with an additional payroll of two hundred fifty five
thousand dollars under the RESET program which
services and repairs equipment used by mobilizing
units both overseas and at home. This equipment is
used for training and operations in mobilized units
and repairs are completed to bring the equipment to
the best possible condition. During 2009, the UTES
provided support to Oklahoma, and Illinois units
conducting pre-mobilization training by issuing,
servicing and repairing equipment used during the
training at Camp Gruber.
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOPS (FMS)
Eleven Field Maintenance Shops and Two Sub
Shops provide regional support for all of the
units within the Oklahoma Army National Guard.
These Field Maintenance Shops perform critical
field level maintenance repairs and services for
supported MTOE units. They are responsible for
ensuring unit equipment is fully mission capable
and meets or exceeds established readiness goals
set by Department of the Army and National Guard
Bureau. The full-time support force consists of 102
maintenance technicians generating an annual
payroll of approximately 5.3 million dollars. During
fiscal year 2009, over 6,693 work orders for 13,659
items (vehicles, weapons, and special purpose
equipment) were processed for repair and /or
services for units in which they support.
All FMS’s had 16 full time technicians mobilized
during FY09 representing 16% of the authorized
workforce.
Camp Gruber Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES)
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COL. Gail Lusty
Director of Manpower & Personnel
Com: (405) 228-5249
DSN: 628-5249
J1, personnel and administration
MISSION
Our mission is to plan, direct and administer
all joint personnel programs and services for the
Oklahoma National Guard.
FAMILY PROGRAM OFFICE BRANCH
The Family Program Office
(FPO) serves as the foundation for
support of our Oklahoma National
Guard (OKNG) Service Members
(SM) and their family members (FM)
throughout the “deployment cycle” (pre, during, and
post), the life of SM and beyond to SM survivors.
The FPO consists of a Senior Family Readiness
Support Assistant (SFRSA), Joint Family Support
Assistance Program (JFSAP) Team, a Child and Youth
Coordinator (CYC), a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration
Program (YRRP) Team, an Airmen and Family
Readiness Program Coordinator (AFRPC) at each
air base, ten Family Assistant Centers (FAC), each
manned by a Family Assistant Specialist (FAS), and a
Family Readiness Assistant Specialist (FRSA) for each
Army major subordinate command (45th Infantry
Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), 45th Fire’s Brigade
(FiB), 90th Troop Command (TC), and Joint Force
Headquarters.
In addition to supporting the needs of the OKNG,
the FPO also provides assistance to SMs and their
families serving in all other branches of the military
who reside in the State of Oklahoma. The FPO assists
SMs and FMs to gain a greater understanding and
appreciation of the military as a whole to enhance
their quality of life. FP training, information sharing,
referrals, one-on-one consults, seminars, workshops
and Yellow Ribbon Reintegration events are
incorporated into the training cycles of each MSC
who view the FPO as a combat multiplier.
The Family Assistance Centers (FACs) are located in
Oklahoma City, Sand Springs, Lawton, Enid, Norman,
Ada, Stillwater, and McAlester; and focus on what
the Department of Defense (DoD), the National
Guard Bureau (NGB), and the OKNG recognize as
the “essential” services to be provided to SMs and
their families; legal, financial, and TRICARE resource
and referral, identification cards and Defense
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)
enrollment, crisis intervention & referral, and
community information and outreach. The
FACs have provided services, recourse, and/
or resource referral to more than 5,000 Service
Members and their families this past year, and in
most cases multiple contacts per individual are
common. Contact with a FAS is available 24 hours a
day.
The Family Readiness Support Assistants (FRSAs)
serve as the family readiness program assistant
for the commander to assist with the execution
of family readiness command responsibilities (AR
600-20). They provide training, hands-on assistance
and information to subordinate unit commanders
and unit family readiness groups on all aspects
of family readiness, well being, and deployment
cycle support. The SFRSA is also responsible for
coordinating with the FRSAs and AFRPCs to recruit,
train, and sustain the OKNG’s volunteer program.
The SFRSA was responsible for the recruitment,
training, and sustainment of approximately 300
volunteers state wide during calendar year 2010.
The JFSAP team has provided services, resources,
and/or resource referral to more than 35,000
individual Service Members and family members
statewide for 2010 from all branches of the military.
The team includes the following specialties:
Military One Source (MOS) Consultant
Military Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
Child and Youth Behaviors
Adult Behaviors
Personal Financial Consultant (PFC) Specialist
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD FAMILY PROGRAM
MISSION FIRST, FAMILY ALWAYS
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Survivor Outreach Specialist (SOS) specializing in
long-term case management of surviving family
members of Service Members who die while on
active duty, American Red Cross representative
Oklahoma Operation Military Kids (OMK)
representative.
The YRRP Team is responsible for coordinating
and executing all DoD required YR events, pre-mobilization,
during mobilization, and post
mobilization, that bring together all the resources
available to service members and their families. For
2010, YRRP has conducted more than 29 events
reaching out to approximately 3,000 Service
Members and families.
The Child & Youth Coordinator is responsible for
creating, implementing, and executing a multi-facetted
program designed to function throughout
the deployment cycle. The goal is to educate,
inform and enhance mentally, emotionally, and
physically children and youth (infant to 18 years
of age) of the OKNG, but can include children and
youth of all service members throughout the state.
The CYC has provided services to more than 1,800
children and youth, but has the potential as we
develop to reach in excess 12,000 military children
and youth within the state.
We continue to support the Inter-Service Family
Assistance Committee (ISFAC), as we have done
since September 2007. ISFAC brings at least 40
various military, government and community
organizations together to better understand the
services each can provide for our service members
and their families. The committee also works to
identify service member and family needs and gaps
in service.
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ADVISOR (TAA)
PROGRAM
The mission of the Transition Assistance Advisor
(TAA) program is to provide a point of contact and
assist Service Members (SMs) in accessing veterans’
affairs benefits and healthcare services. The TAA
program also provides assistance in obtaining
entitlements through the TRICARE Military Health
System and access to community resources. The
program is designed to serve the members of the
National Guard and their families; however we
routinely provide services to members of all of the
reserve components. We help Service Members
navigate through the numerous benefits and
entitlements in the Department of Defense and
the Veterans Administration system, and take the
time to personally assist the Service Member with
honor and respect so they don’t feel like they are
falling through the cracks. We educate them so they
understand the benefits they have earned. The TAA
partners with the Family Program Office and the
Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Team as part of the
Deployment Cycle Support.
DIRECTOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
The mission of the Director of Psychological
Health is to oversee and coordinate mental
health access for assessment, problem solving,
educational and motivational activities; referral,
monitoring, behavioral health consultation and
follow-on services for members of the Oklahoma
Army & Air National Guard and their families.
Assessments and consultations were conducted
with unit commanders for roughly 425 members
of the Air and Army Oklahoma National Guard this
year. Assistance was provided to Service Members
in other states as needed on temporary basis as
directed by the National Guard Bureau. Behavioral
health briefings were presented to Service
Members at the 30, 60, and 90 day Yellow Ribbon
post deployment cycles. Assessment and referral
support was also provided for at Post Deployment
Health Reassessments (PDHRA) events throughout
2010. Behavioral health support and liaison duties
are also provided during unit demobilizations in
order to identify such issues early after a Service
Member’s redeployment. Community partnerships
have been developed to assist service members in
receiving behavioral health services at no or limited
cost. Clinical consultation, assessment, and referral
services to service members and commanders are
available on a daily basis in regards to behavioral
health issues.
STATE SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM
The goal of the Oklahoma Army National Guard
Suicide Prevention Program is to prevent soldiers
from reaching the point where suicide is seriously
contemplated. To increase the focus on prevention,
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the Army has established the Comprehensive
Soldier Fitness (CSF) program to increase the
resiliency and performance of Soldiers, family
members, and DA civilians. The ultimate goal is
improved Soldier performance and readiness by
increasing skills in the emotional, spiritual, social,
physical and family domains.
There are four pillars of CSF: The Global
Assessment Tool; Self-Development Modules;
Institutional Military Resiliency Training; and Master
Resiliency Trainers (MRT). Master Resiliency Trainers
are the core of the Army’s resiliency program;
graduates of the 10-day MRT course live the skills
they have been taught, teach the skills to Soldiers,
serve as the Commander’s advisor, and know when
to refer Soldiers for professional counseling with
behavioral health providers, chaplains, or other
appropriate resources. To date, the Oklahoma
National Guard has two trained MRT’s. Four more
are scheduled to complete the training by the end
of FY2011.
Another goal of the CSF program is Applied
Suicide Intervention Skills Training, known as
ASIST. The five-day ASIST workshop is a “train the
trainers” course that will certify key personnel
identified at the Company / Battery / Troop level,
who upon completion will be qualified to conduct
the two-day ASIST course for their unit. The ASIST
training, combined with the ACE curriculum (Ask,
Care, Escort) and continuing education on stigma
reduction are key Army efforts to increase the ability
of Soldiers and families to cope with stress and
adversity with increased mental toughness.
CSF is a long term strategy to expand the
assessment and training of every member of
the Army to face challenges personally and
professionally. Establishment of the CSF program
recognizes the tremendous stress that Soldiers
and family members face, and seeks to educate
them to overcome hardships and adversity, and
grow stronger in the process. The end-state is a fit,
resilient and ready force.
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION PROGRAM
The Sexual Assault Prevention Program (SAPR)
reinforces the Army’s commitment to eliminate
incidents of sexual assault through a comprehensive
policy centered on awareness and prevention,
training and education, victim advocacy, response,
reporting and accountability.
The Oklahoma National Guard employs a full-time
Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) as well
as a full-time Assistant SARC. The SARC coordinates
and oversees implementation and execution of the
SAPR program for both the Oklahoma Army and Air
National guard. The SARC is also the designated
program manager of victim support services. If an
incident should occur, the SARC ensures victims
have access to sensitive and comprehensive
treatment to restore the victims’ health and well-being.
A main goal of the SAPR program is prevention,
creating a climate with the goal of eliminating
sexual assaults through comprehensive training,
awareness and intervention programs. These
programs are conducted throughout the State to
educate Soldiers and Airmen regarding individual
roles and responsibilities in sexual assault
prevention and awareness. The FY2011 focus is on
Bystander Intervention Training, a program that
motivates people who may see, hear or otherwise
recognize signs of inappropriate or unsafe situations
to intervene and prevent sexual assaults from
occurring.
EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICE
The mission of the Education Services office is
to plan, direct and administer all voluntary civilian
education personnel programs for the Oklahoma
Army and Air National Guard. The Education
Services Office (ESO) provides support to the
Oklahoma National Guard strength accession
and maintenance while providing continuing
education opportunities for Oklahoma Army and Air
National Guard (OKARNG/ANG) Service Members.
Education benefits are a substantial incentive to
join the Oklahoma National Guard. The ESO is
responsible for managing several Select Reserve
Incentive cash bonus programs, the Student
Loan Repayment Program and the Federal Tuition
Assistance Program. These programs continue to
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be a major source of federal dollars flowing directly
into Oklahoma through cash payments directly to
Service Members and to State-funded and private
institutions of higher education. During the past
year incentive payments have been made to over
2,364 Service Members and totaled over $1 million.
The ESO made 205 payments towards Service
Members’ student loans totaling over $73,000
through the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Seven hundred sixteen Soldiers contracted for the
Select Reserve Montgomery GI Bill and 95 Soldiers
have additionally contracted for the Montgomery GI
Bill Kicker Program. Four hundred thirteen OKANG
Airmen and 2,981 OKARNG Soldiers participated
in the State Tuition Waiver Program with nearly
$2.5 million dollars in benefits. The Federal Tuition
Assistance Program paid over $1 million throughout
the past year, helping 731 service members.
The ESO administered the Armed Forces
Qualification Test and/or the Alternate Flight
Aptitude Selection Test for 91 Service Members
representing various military branches/components
in order to qualify to become OKARNG officers/
warrant officers and Army flight warrants.
Additionally, the ESO briefed and counseled
over 2,500 Soldiers regarding their veteran’s and
OKARNG membership benefits upon the Soldier’s
return from deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and
Kuwait. Despite the continued deployments and
state activations, the numbers of payments and
Service Members participating in these programs
have remained at high levels, which reflect the
desire of our Service Members to continue their
pursuit of voluntary education. The State Tuition
Waiver Program for those attending State colleges /
universities is a very valuable tool in our recruiting
and retention efforts.
OKLAHOMA EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD
AND RESERVE COMMITTEE
The Oklahoma Employer Support of the Guard
and Reserve (OKESGR) is an agency within the
Department of Defense established in 1972 to
promote cooperation and understanding between
the Reserve component service members and their
civilian employers. Our vision is to develop and
promote a culture in which all American employers
support and value the military service of their
employees. The ESGR mission statement is “We will
gain and maintain employer support for the Guard
and Reserve by recognizing outstanding support,
increasing awareness of the law, and resolving
conflicts through informal mediation”.
Currently, our committee is comprised of 57
volunteer members from various employment
sectors. The committee consists of three full-time
staff members, state chair, vice chair, five area chairs,
various directors, and field committee members.
Committee meetings and training are conducted
throughout the year. A State Awards Conference is
held annually at which time Oklahoma employers
are recognized and honored for their outstanding
support of the Guard and Reserve.
ESGR provides various programs to employers,
Guard and Reserve members, committee members
and general public. Our Ombudsman Program
is doing very well. The Oklahoma Committee
has eight trained Ombudsmen, who provide
information, counseling and mediation relating
to compliance with the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
(USERRA). Ombudsmen processed 67 USERRA cases
with 52 either being resolved, administratively
closed, or referred to the Department of Labor. This
represents an average mediation time in days of
4.64 or a resolution rate of 77.61%. Statements of
Support Ceremonies, both formal and/or informal,
are conducted with employers. The Statement of
Support (SoS) is an agreement that simply states,
as an employer, the business will comply with the
existing USERRA laws regarding military service. The
2010 OKESGR goal was 843 of which we attained
847 for 100.47%. The 2011 goal is 843, and we are
on course to meet or exceed that goal.
The committee strives to conduct Boss Lifts,
which transports employers and supervisors to
military training sites for the purpose of observing
and networking with National Guard and Reserve
Service Members in training. We provide Briefings-
With-the-Bosses (BWB’s), briefings to service
members for mobilizations and demobilizations,
increase public awareness, and participate in
various conferences and professional group trade
shows with an ESGR vendor’s booth. The OKESGR
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committee has programs which include Military
Liaison, Employer Outreach and, of course, our
Awards Program. Conducting special events to
reach and educate employers and the Guard and
Reserve service members is always a prime time
mission.
The Oklahoma Employers Support of the Guard
and Reserve full-time staff provides administrative
support to the committee members and conducts
all business for the committee on behalf of the
National Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve that is located in Arlington, Virginia.
OKESGR continues to recognize and support our
country’s service members, their families, and
employers.
HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE
The mission of the Human Resource Office (HRO)
is to administer and direct the federal technician
program and the Active Guard and Reserve (AGR)
program for the Oklahoma Air National Guard. It is
the responsibility of the HRO to allocate the full-time
manning authorized by the National Guard
Bureau to support the missions of the Army and Air
National Guard of Oklahoma.
TECHNICIAN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BRANCH
This Branch provides overall program
management of all full-time technician personnel,
and provides responsive service to managers and
technicians of the Oklahoma Army & Air National
Guard regarding position classification, placement,
and recruiting, technician training and travel. There
were 222 federal technician positions advertised.
There are presently 483 Army and 475 Air National
Guard technicians employed with the Oklahoma
National Guard. The annual budget for this year
was $35 million dollars for technician payroll and
$500,000 for travel and training.
EMPLOYEE SERVICES BRANCH
This Branch provides support, education, training
and guidance to all technicians regarding their
employment from in processing through retirement
or death. The office processes all incoming
technicians informing them of all their employee
benefits and entitlements. Employee Services
assists every technician in selecting, updating,
maintaining, and terminating their personnel
benefits concerning Federal Employee Health
Benefits (FEHB), Federal Employee Group Life
Insurance (FEGLI), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
office processes all personnel actions and elections
of benefits and maintains each with the Employee’s
Official Personnel File (OPF) which is secured in the
Employee Services Office.
The office also maintains and manages the
performance management program as well as
the incentives programs. The office processes
all applications for retirement under the Federal
Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Civil
Service Retirement System (CSRS). The human
resources specialist working in the office serve
as the liaison between this agency and the
Department of Labor for all claims for Workers
Compensation. This Branch processed 47 technician
retirements and in-processed 112 new hire
technicians in 2010.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVE GUARD/RESERVE
(AGR) MANAGEMENT
This Branch is responsible for the management of
the Air National Guard AGR program. This office is
responsible for publishing job advertisements for
full-time Air AGR positions and the management
of the full-time manpower and controlled grade
authorizations. There are presently 198 Air AGR
members of the Oklahoma National Guard, nine of
which are currently deployed.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT BRANCH
The State Equal Employment Manager (SEEM) is
responsible for the management of the following
four programs:
1. Federal Technician Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program
2. Military Equal Opportunity (EO) Program
3. Workplace Violence, Threats, and Abuse Program (WVTA)
4. Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The SEEM is responsible for the following annual
reports:
1. Federal Technician EEO Discrimination Complaints Report
2. No FEAR Act Report (EEOC MD-110)
3. Federal Technician EEO Annual MD-715 Report
4. Military Army National Guard EO Affirmative Action Plan
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ESGR REGIONAL MAP OF OKLAHOMA
5. Military ANG Annual Narrative and Statistical Report on EO
6. Annual Sexual Harassment Training Report
7. Military Air National Guard EO Affirmative Action Plan
8. Military Air National Guard EO Annual Report
9. Alternative Dispute Resolution Annual Report
10. Federal Technician Affirmative Employment Plan
The SEEM provides guidance to the supervisors,
managers, and all employees on the aspects
on all four programs and ensures compliance
with federal laws and regulations. The SEEM
is responsible for conducting EEO and/or EO
counseling and/or investigations into allegations of
illegal discrimination; workplace violence, threats,
and abuse issues; and assists supervisors, using
EAP, when their employees experience personal
problems that impair or have the potential to impair
their work performance.
LABOR RELATIONS OFFICE
Federal civil service technicians are allowed to
be represented by a labor organization under the
provisions of Section 71, Title 5 of the United States
Code.
Currently, three separate labor organizations
represent technicians employed by the Oklahoma
National Guard. Local 3053 of the American
Federation of Federal employees represent
technicians employed at the Will Rogers Air National
Guard Base. Local 126 of the Association of Civilian
Technicians (ACT) represent those at the Tulsa Air
National Guard Base. Local 127 of the Association of
Civilian Technicians represent some Army National
Guard technicians. The balance of the Army
National Guard work force has not petitioned for
representation by a labor organization.
There were no collective bargaining agreements
processed for negotiations or renegotiations
during 2010. Four personnel process changes were
negotiated among all of the labor organizations
through an Implementation and Impact bargaining
process. One grievance was filed and subsequently
settled. No unfair labor practices were filed. Seven
letters of reprimand were issued by supervisors.
Four proposed adverse actions (suspensions) were
issued. One of the remaining proposed decision
letters was appealed and is currently being
processed through the appellant review process.
DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL DATA SYSTEMS
BRANCH (DCPDS)
This Branch is responsible for maintaining the
full-time personnel data for over 1,800 military
technicians and active guard/reserve (AGR)
personnel. DCPDS interfaces with the Defense
Civilian Pay System (DCPS), which provides payroll
services for all Army & Air National Guard military
technicians and the Civilian Personnel Management
System (CPMS), which provides statistical
information to the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM), Department of Defense (DoD) and members
of Congress. The Branch also provides periodic and
special reports to supervisors and other human
resource customers.
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LT. Col. LOUIS W. WILHAM
Director of Personnel
Com: (405) 228-5098
DSN: 628-5098
G1, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION
MISSION
Our mission is to plan, direct and manage all
Human Resources programs for the Oklahoma Army
National Guard (OKARNG), in order to provide “Ready
Soldiers” to our commanders.
OFFICER PERSONNEL BRANCH
The Officer Personnel Branch is responsible for the
administrative management of the Officer
Corps of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. The
Officer Corps consists of more than 600 officers
in the ranks of Second Lieutenant through Major
General and 157 Warrant Officers. The administrative
management covers the entire career life cycle of the
officer, including commissioning and appointment
into the National Guard; assignments, evaluations,
and promotions; and retirements and separations.
ENLISTED PERSONNEL BRANCH
The Enlisted Personnel Branch is responsible for
the Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG)
Enlisted Personnel Management System that
manages over 6,700 enlisted Soldiers. The Enlisted
Personnel Branch establishes policies, procedures
and responsibilities for mobilization, reenlistment
or extension of enlistments, Soldier classification,
military assignments and reassignments, discharges,
and promotions or reductions in grade of the enlisted
Soldiers within the OKARNG.
During this past year, the Enlisted Personnel
Branch coordinated the mobilization of 222 OKARNG
Soldiers in support of missions across the globe,
including Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. At present,
we have 316 Soldiers still serving as part of Operation
New Dawn in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom
in Afghanistan. We are currently preparing over 3,000
Soldiers in the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
for mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom .
AUTOMATION BRANCH
The Automation Branch is made up of five sections
all designed to support the Soldiers of the Oklahoma
Army National Guard (OKARNG).
The Standard Installation/Division Personnel
System (SIDPERS) Section is responsible for all
enlisted personnel actions for the OKARNG. This
section receives electronic transmittal letters, orders
and personnel records from various sources and
verifies, validates and uploads the required data into
each Soldier’s SIDPERS database record. This section
is also responsible for designing, preparing and
distributing a variety of personnel accountability and
management products to each level of command
within the state. The SIDPERS Section acts as the
primary lead and mentor for all Human Resources
Specialists in the State. During Fiscal Year (FY)
2010, personnel from SIDPERS participated in
Soldier Readiness Processing and mobilized over
222 members of the OKARNG. In addition, SIDPERS
processed 1,293 accessions and over 58,000
personnel actions throughout the year.
DEERS/RAPIDS/ID CARD OFFICE
The DEERS/RAPIDS Section is responsible for the
management and operation of the Defense Eligibility
Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) and the Real-time
Automated Personnel Identification System
(RAPIDS). Through the RAPIDS system we issue
Government Identification Cards (ID Cards) to military
members, dependents of military members, civilian
contractors, federal technicians, state employees and
emergency management personnel.
The DEERS/RAPIDS Section services every branch
of the Armed Forces and is used quite frequently
by personnel not affiliated with the OKARNG. This
office is also responsible for entering dependents
into DEERS, updating addresses, phone numbers,
name changes, Active Duty segments and eligibility
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for benefits. TRICARE medical benefits are directly
affected by DEERS input. During FY 2010, the DEERS/
RAPIDS Section issued over 5,500 ID Cards and input
thousands of DEERS transactions. This section also
oversees a deployable workstation in operation at
Camp Gruber Training Site, Braggs, Oklahoma, as well
as supporting units with Mobile RAPIDS machines
throughout the state.
The Retirement Points Accounting Management
(RPAM)/Retirement Services Section is responsible for
maintaining the records of retirement points for all
Soldiers of the OKARNG. This office is responsible for
verifying and producing Twenty Year Letters for our
members. Once a Soldier has been issued a Twenty
Year Letter, this office counsels them on their options
concerning the Survivor Benefit Plan. This office also
assists eligible former members of the OKARNG in
submitting their retirement pay applications to the
US Army Human Resources Command so that they
may begin drawing their earned retirement income
upon reaching age 60. During FY 2010, this office has
processed over 170 applications for retired pay.
The Special Actions Section is responsible for
requesting, screening and maintaining personnel
security clearances, investigations and official
passports for all military personnel, state employees
and contractors assigned to or working for the
OKARNG. This office currently manages over 4,550
“Secret” and “Top Secret” clearances for our members
and processes National Agency Check (NAC)
investigations on all state employees and contractors
that require lower levels of clearances.
The iPERMS/Archived Records Section is responsible
for the initiation, maintenance and update of all
electronic military personnel records for OKARNG
Soldiers utilizing the Integrated Personnel Electronic
Records Management System (iPERMS). The
Archived Records manager receives and processes
requests for military and medical records on
current and discharged members from individual
Soldiers, Members of Congress, the Social Security
Administration, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
During FY 2010 over 450,000 files containing over
1,935,000 documents for current OKARNG Soldiers
were processed through iPERMS. We also verified
and processed over 6,400 military personnel records
for discharged Soldiers, and the Archived Records
manager received and processed over 2,200 records
requests.
MEDICAL READINESS BRANCH
The mission of the Medical Readiness Branch is
to develop and implement medical policy, training,
sustainment, medical mobilization operations,
credentialing, medical assistance programs,
managing the physical disability evaluation system
and to promote medical readiness. The Medical
Readiness Branch is managed by the State Surgeon
and the Deputy State Surgeon.
The State Surgeon is a traditional (not full-time)
Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Officer
and Physician. The State Surgeon has oversight for all
medical programs for the OKARNG and serves as the
primary medical advisor to the Adjutant General. In
addition, the current State Surgeon, Col. John Loose,
represents the OKARNG in two national capacities.
He is the Vice Chair of the Army National Guard
Credentialing Certification Board and the Medical
Advisory Council Chair where he meets with the
Army National Guard Chief Surgeon and other Army
medical leaders on a quarterly basis.
The Deputy State Surgeon is a full-time Active
Guard/Reserve (AGR) position that oversees and
manages the Medical Readiness Branch and
implements guidance from the Director of Personnel,
State Surgeon and the Chief Surgeon’s Office at
National Guard Bureau for all medical assets within
the state.
The Medical Readiness budget for FY 2010 totaled
over $800,000. These funds provided OKARNG
Soldiers routine medical screenings, proficiency
training, provider credentialing compliance, medical
training equipment and mobilization requirements
sufficient to place OKARNG Soldiers on the track to
positive health goals for successful military careers.
Dental evaluations are also performed annually.
The exam consists of bitewing x-rays, a panograph
image of the mandible and a thorough oral exam
by a qualified Dentist. Soldiers are then classified by
dental readiness categories that aid in overall Soldier
deployment readiness.
The Medical Readiness Branch coordinates routine
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medical and dental screenings for mobilizations with
the assistance of the OKARNG Medical Detachment.
The Medical Detachment is a mobile unit comprised
of Physicians, Dentists, Physician Assistants, Nurse
Practitioners, Nurses, Medics and administrative
staff that provide medical readiness events,
immunizations, HIV screenings, dental examinations,
and annual medical screenings, throughout the state
to prepare Soldiers for deployment and to identify
and address health concerns of OKARNG Soldiers.
Once medical and dental readiness services are
complete, the Medical Protection System (MEDPROS)
database provides the Army a comprehensive
tracking and reporting tool to manage all medical
and dental readiness statistics. Administrative
personnel can create and download reports using
real time data to identify unit medical and dental
readiness. The National Guard MEDPROS reporting
displays the health and fitness status for each
OKARNG Soldier.
ACTIVE GUARD/RESERVE (AGR) MANAGEMENT
The Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) management
Branch is responsible for the overall human resources
lifecycle management of AGR Soldiers assigned to
the Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG). The
AGR office is responsible for filling available positions
within the AGR program, processing Soldiers
entering and leaving the AGR program, assisting AGR
personnel regarding benefits and retirement, and
the overall administration of the AGR program within
the OKARNG. There are presently over 575 Army AGR
members assigned to the OKARNG, constituting a
payroll of over $42 million dollars.
MILITARY FUNERALS HONORS
The mission of the Military Funeral Honors (MFH)
program is to provide military
funeral honors as specified by the
Congress of the United States,
the Secretary of Defense
and the National Guard
Bureau. Missions are requested by the families of
our veterans, funeral homes, the Fort Sill Causality
Assistance Center and/or the Oklahoma Army
National Guard (OKARNG).
The ability to provide military funeral honors to
all Oklahoma veterans is a far reaching task that
highlights the service of our veterans to their country,
state, community and family. The MFH program
works with veterans service organizations and the
Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association in educating
their work forces in our Military Funeral Honors
functions, programs and training.
In fiscal year (FY) 2010, the MFH program
performed 1,413 distinct honors utilizing 1150
traditional National Guard Soldier work days. It is the
desire and mission of the OKARNG Military Funeral
Honors Team to provide this service to our Oklahoma
Veterans and their families at the highest level
possible.
RECRUITING AND RETENTION COMMAND
The Recruiting and Retention Command (RRC)
is led by Col. Curtis O. Bohlman and
is manned with 100% full-time
personnel consisting of 97 Active
Guard/Reserve (AGR) Soldiers, five
Federal Technicians, 39 Active
Duty for Operational Support
(ADOS) Soldiers and 16 civilian
contractors.
The mission of the RRC is to
enhance the strength of the Oklahoma Army National
Guard (OKARNG) through continually identifying,
accessing, preparing, and retaining qualified Soldiers
to provide a ready force. The RRC accomplished that
mission by accessing 1,293 Soldiers into the OKARNG
in fiscal year (FY) 2010. The Tuition Fee Waiver
Program for Guard members provides an excellent
opportunity for Oklahoma Guardsmen to continue
their post-secondary education and greatly enhances
the RRC’s ability to reach and maintain OKARNG
strength requirements.
The RRC is organized into a headquarters element
and a field force. The headquarters element consists
of 36 personnel with the duties of management and
personnel services, training, automation, marketing,
and supply.
The field force has a total of 106 personnel divided
into six Enlisted Area Recruiting & Retention teams,
an Education Team, an Officer Strength Management
Team, three Guard Officer Leadership Development
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(GOLD) Programs, Brigade Career Counselors and
the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) with eight
training sites.
The RRC Sergeant Major, charged with enlisted
recruiting, supervises six Area Recruiting and
Retention Non-Commissioned Officers in Charge
(RRNCOIC). These Area RRNCOICs each lead 9-12
personnel forming their respective teams for a total
of 51 recruiters and 28 administrative personnel and
Recruiter Aids.
RECRUIT SUSTAINMENT PROGRAM (RSP)
Eight RSP sites are an integral part of each
Recruiting and Retention Team, charged
with the training and administration
of all initial entry Soldiers until they
become qualified in their Military
Occupation Specialty.
The RSP’s population averages
about 850 trainees. Each of the eight
separate company level subordinate
units are supervised by one of the six
Area RRNCOICs and are manned by two full time
personnel, which are augmented by RRNCOs as
required.
OFFICER STRENGTH MANAGEMENT (OSM)
The Officer Strength Management (OSM) Office,
led by a Captain, consists of one Officer Strength
Manager specializing in recruiting Basic Branch
Officers and Warrant Officers, and an Army Medical
Department Strength Manager. Within this section
the Officer Candidate School Preparation Course
Team lead by a Lieutenant prepares prospective
officer candidates for Officer Candidate School.
The OSM is also the liaison with the Reserve
Officer Training Corps programs throughout the
State of Oklahoma and oversees the three Guard
Officer Leadership Development (GOLD) Programs
located at East Central University, Southwestern
Oklahoma State University, and Northwestern
Oklahoma State University.
The RRC is operated with federal funds and with
state and federal support for field office space
located primarily within local OKARNG armories.
Additional space is provided in storefront recruiting
offices located in areas that do not have armory
space available. A total of approximately $7.1 million
of appropriation was provided for and expended
toward successful strength maintenance of the
OKARNG in FY 2010.
These expenditures include the costs
associated with the operation of a General
Service Administration (GSA) vehicle fleet of
108 vehicles, mobile and land line telephone
expenses, automation requirements, advertising
and marketing expenses, and other operating cost
associated with recruiting, retention and attrition
management activities.
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COL. EMERY FOUNTAIN
Director
Com: (405) 228-5523
DSN: 628-5523
J3, PLANS, OPERATIONS, TRAINING, AND MILITARY SUPPORT
MISSION
Assist The Adjutant General and Director, Joint Staff
with developing, promulgating and implementing
joint operational policy, plans, concepts and strategy
related to war fighting, peacetime international
activities, and the federal and state homeland
security and civil support missions, of the Oklahoma
National Guard. Represent The Adjutant General in
Department of Defense, international, interagency,
intergovernmental, and non-governmental forums.
Act as The Adjutant General/Director, Joint Staff
channel of communication on all G-3/J-3 issues.
Coordinate with National Guard Bureau, Oklahoma
National Guard Service Components, and other
services within the state, the states/territories,
and others as appropriate. Advise and assist The
Adjutant General/Director, Joint Staff with joint
and combined/multinational training/exercises,
joint doctrine, interoperability, deliberate and
programmatic planning matters. Function as staff
proponent for Joint Force Headquarters – Oklahoma
joint force development, operational planning, joint
doctrine, education and professional development,
training exercises, readiness, and assessment.
TRAINING BRANCH
The purpose of the Training Branch is to oversee
the State’s training program for all units assigned to
the Oklahoma National Guard to ensure that well
trained and qualified Soldiers are ready when called
upon, whether for the defense of the homeland, or to
deploy to a foreign country in defense of the freedoms
enjoyed in this country. Our strength continues to
be the citizen Soldiers and the skills they bring to
the Oklahoma National Guard from their civilian
workplace. Their special skills and unique abilities
to adapt to the ever-changing technologies and
requirements to fight the Global War on Terrorism
(GWOT) continue to highlight the National Guard
as the most cost-effective option available to the
taxpayer as national defense expenditure.
SCHOOLS BRANCH
The schools branch sent approximately 2,250
Soldiers that graduated their course of instruction.
Within this training parameter, several Soldiers
attended due to mobilization requirements and unit
structure transformation. These 2,250 Soldiers used
over $9.5 million in funds in training year 2010, in
which the funds were critical for developing skills
necessary to not only the state but any federal
mission. The J3 was also responsible for training the
ADT (Agri-business Development Team) that were
to deploy to Afghanistan in training year 2010. This
required specialized training and classes that were
organized by the J3 to enable the ADT to conduct
their operational mission in Afghanistan. The J3 also
received notification that they would be conducting
an Air Assault course at Camp Gruber which would
train 212 Soldiers, 102 of which would be Oklahoma
Guardsmen.
BUDGET BRANCH
The budget branch managed $11.4 million that
was allocated for Annual Training, $24.9 million
that was used for Inactive Duty Training, and $15.9
million in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).
These amounts include funding for the ADT missions
to Afghanistan and MFO (Multi-National Force
Observer) missions to Egypt, which was used for
pre-mobilization training to ensure these Soldiers
were trained properly and ready to conduct missions
in theater.
ORDERS/AMMUNITION STORAGE
During the course of training year 2010, the J3
published approximately 12,300 orders ranging from
Mobilization Orders to Special Project Orders. These
orders are mission critical for the Soldier, unit, and the
National Guard to track and pay what mission each
Soldier has completed. During training year 2010
the J3 distributed 1,135,294 rounds of ammunition
to the Oklahoma National Guard, which is used for
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weapons qualification, Pre-Mobilization Training, and
familiarization/skills training.
MOBILIZATION/READINESS BRANCH
The purpose of the Mobilization and Readiness
Branch is twofold. First, they are responsible for
ensuring the units assigned to the Oklahoma Army
National Guard are prepared to mobilize and deploy
for the purpose of executing their federal mission.
This is accomplished through Soldier readiness
events, pre-mobilization training (PMT) events,
equipping, and a series of mobilization exercises
(MOBEX).
In 2010, the Oklahoma Army National Guard
mobilized over 200 Soldiers from three Major
Subordinate Commands for Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation New Dawn, as well as
supported the demobilization of 200 Soldiers from
those commands previously deployed in support
of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. These
Soldiers came from all corners of the state and
served magnificently in the execution of duties,
responsibilities, and mission.
In addition, the branch is preparing the 45th
Infantry Brigade Combat Team for mobilization in
March, 2011 for Operation Enduring Freedom. We
will mobilize approximately 3,200 Soldiers to Camp
Shelby, MS, where they will conduct their final
training before deploying to Afghanistan.
Second, the branch is responsible for Force
Management throughout all the formations of the
Oklahoma Army National Guard. Force Management
primarily includes the functional areas of structuring,
stationing, equipping, and readiness.
During 2010, the Force Management office was
very busy conducting several unit relocations as
directed by the Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) law, signed by the President in 2005. Twenty
OKARNG units changed locations into an existing
armory or one of the new Armed Forces Reserve
Centers. Seven older armories were closed resulting
in saving a substantial amount of money spent on
maintenance and utilities on these outdated facilities.
BRAC will continue through 2011 and is mandated to
be complete by the end of Fiscal Year 2012.
In addition to modernization of our force’s
facilities, equipment modernization is an ongoing
process. During fiscal year 2010, more than 930
separate systems of new equipment, valued at over
$74 million dollars, was received into the OKARNG
inventory and distributed out to the units. Over
730 Soldiers were taught to be trainers, operators
or maintainers of this new equipment executing a
training budget in excess of $860,000.
The Force Management office also develops future
Force Structure Strategic Plans (FSSP) in conjunction
with TAG’s vision. The FSSP’s purpose is to ensure
the Oklahoma Army National Guard is capable of
operating in full spectrum operations at home and
abroad and can rapidly transition between missions
with the appropriate force mix and capabilities.
Our force structure goal is to maintain a balance
of Combat, Combat Support and Combat Service
Support capabilities.
These capabilities are to support the Governor
and the State of Oklahoma in Homeland Defense
and Security and the needs of the President and the
nation fighting in Overseas Contingency Operations.
This branch also monitors Oklahoma Army
National Guard forces in the Army Force Generation
(ARFORGEN) Model. ARFORGEN allows the Army to
allocate resources by a unit’s mission and deployment
sequence so that all units have what they need to
fight and win when it’s their turn to deploy.
The Army’s intent is to organize, train, equip,
source, mobilize, and deploy whole, cohesive
units that are ready to execute their mission. Units
proceed through Reset, Train/Ready and Available
force pools to meet operational requirements with
increased predictability.
The Mobilization and Readiness Branch continues
to support improving the readiness and capabilities
of the units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard.
Simply stated, all efforts are directed at ensuring
our Soldiers and units are ready to provide support
as needed and have the necessary equipment,
capabilities, facilities, funding, training, and personnel
to accomplish all assigned missions.
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MILITARY SUPPORT
The Director of Military Support (DOMS) and his
staff provide the interface between the Oklahoma
National Guard and Oklahoma civilian authorities.
The DOMS staff receive, plan, and execute missions
from the Governor through the Oklahoma
Department of Emergency Management (OEM) to
provide relief, support, and security to the citizens of
Oklahoma.
This was a busy year for the Oklahoma National
Guard. Over the course of 99 missions, 545 Service
Members were mobilized, working 930 man-days.
Missions included support after the central Oklahoma
tornado, wildfire assistance, commodity delivery,
aid to stranded motorists, search and rescue, and
delivery of FEMA and OKARNG generators.
The Guard responded in force to the needs of
the State after the January 2010 winter storm. Two
hundred twentyfour Guardsmen with 75 vehicles not
only successfully delivered 65 OKARNG generators
and 50 FEMA generators to communities in need
of power, they provided assistance to Highway
Patrol rescuing stranded motorists from Oklahoma’s
highways.
The summer of 2010 kept the Guard busy as well.
Thirteen fire-support missions were flown during the
year, dropping 409 buckets (89,888 gallons of water)
in efforts to assist the Department of Forestry and
local fire departments across the state.
The Oklahoma Army National Guard sent 21 water
trailers to various towns and communities across the
state to aid those areas when their water supplies
were contaminated or inoperable.
Some of the more memorable missions include
responding to the central Oklahoma tornado, by
providing two UH-60 helicopters and crew to allow
the Governor an aerial view of the aftermath and
damaged areas. In July, after an 18 year old climber
was injured while hiking in Comanche County, the
call came out for a search and rescue mission. The
Guard responded to the call. Providing air assets,
the Guard successfully rescued the climber out of a
ravine and transported him to a medical team on the
ground.
The 63rd CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM (WMD)
The 63rd CST provides support to civil authorities at
domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) incident sites by:
(1) identifying CBRNE agents and substances
(2) assessing current and projected consequences
(3) advising on response measures
(4) assisting with appropriate requests for additional support
The mission also includes response to intentional
or unintentional releases of CBRNE and natural or
man-made disasters that result or could result in the
catastrophic loss of life or property.
TEAM STRUCTURE AND TRAINING
The CST is organized into
six sections: Command,
Operations, Communications,
Administrative/Logistics/
Decontamination, Medical/
Analytical and Survey. Its
personnel consist of 22
full-time Oklahoma National
Guardsmen from the Army
and Air National Guard, with 15
different military specialties, who
are trained at or above the Hazardous Material
(HAZMAT) Technician level. Each member receives
over 1,000 hours of training in CBRN incident
response and is trained in the Incident Command
System.
In addition to this training, all members are
combat lifesaver qualified and have specialized
training in search and rescue, ropes rescue, and
confined space/collapsed structure operations. The
CST is evaluated and recertified every 18 months
by the Army North (ARNORTH) CST evaluation
program.
The majority of the individual and collective
training is conducted by the U.S. Army Chemical
School, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, National Fire
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Protection Agency, Environmental Protection
Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the
Department of Energy.
OPERATIONS
In 2010 the CST planned and executed realistic
and mission-focused training in preparation for
its ARNORTH External Evaluation (EXEVAL), to
be conducted in 2011, which included 12 major
exercises throughout different locations within
the State. It planned and executed nine real world
missions in locations within the State and outlying
states in support of other civil support team
missions; which included the Oklahoma Governor’s
Inauguration, OKARNG Armed Forces Reserve Center
ribbon cutting ceremonies, National Basketball
Association events, NASCAR events, OKARNG state
active duty missions, response to support Tinker Air
Force Base and Chickasha Fire Departments, and
coordination with the Texas military forces to provide
support to Super Bowl XLV events in 2011.
The CST also provided equipment and manpower
in support of the 45th IBCT mobilization, to other
out of state CSTs during their Regional Response
Management Program (RMP) cycles, assisted in
the support and development of a statewide
Geographic Information System (GIS) initiative for
the OKNG, and provided proposals and assistance
for the development of Camp Gruber to become
a Domestic Response/Homeland Security Training
Center of Excellence.
EQUIPMENT
The CST enhanced its CBRNE capabilities in 2010 by
obtaining and fielding numerous pieces of state of
the art equipment such as the Lightweight Inflatable
Decontamination System (LIDS), the Joint Chemical
Agent Detector (JCAD), a Change II Upgrade on all
CST communications systems, the CST Information
Management System (CIMS), and a suite of new
radiological detection and monitoring (RDM) devices
to include an integrated Civil Military Operations
Center/Trailer provided by Oklahoma State
University’s University Multispectral Laboratories
(OSU UML).
The CST continues to maintain capabilities that
other responders do not have available to them.
(1) The Advanced Liaison Vehicle (ADVON) is a mobile
communications platform that can provide the on-scene
incident commander with immediate internet,
phone and interoperable communications.
(2) The Unified Command Suite (UCS) is a standalone
communications platform that can operate in urban
or undeveloped environments, provide interoperable
voice/data and video communications (non-secure
and secure), provide reach-back to fixed laboratories
and other technical agencies, assist the Incident
Command with requests for support and incident
response, and provide a real time incident Common
Operating Picture.
(3) The Analytical Laboratory System (ALS) is the
primary platform for field laboratory analysis,
and it is the single most significant difference
between the CST and other response agencies
and organizations. It is utilized to analyze and
identify unknown CBR samples on-site in a field
environment, assess potential consequences, advise
the Incident Command on presumptive analysis,
send presumptive results to reach-back labs for
confirmation, prepare samples as evidence in the
event of a criminal or terrorist incident; and prepare,
extract, analyze, and store environmental samples.
COORDINATION
The CST continues to work with local, state, federal
and military responder agencies by providing
capabilities briefs, opportunity training, HAZMAT
technical training and joint training exercises and
opportunities. These activities continue to improve
the 63rd Civil Support Team’s abilities to respond to
any potential incidents within the state Oklahoma
and throughout the continental United States.
The DOMS also has responsibility for Force
Protection to the Oklahoma National Guard as
well as a responsibility to the Governor to provide
forces for critical infrastructure protection and
homeland security. Partnerships between our
fellow state agencies were strengthened during
this year to include stronger working relationships
with the Department of Homeland Security and the
Department of Public Safety.
Our intelligence and security specialists constantly
monitor the world, national and regional situation
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in an effort to be prepared to deter and defend
Oklahoma from any foreign or domestic threat. A
huge amount of time and effort is invested preparing
plans to defend our state against terrorist operations,
attacks using weapons of mass destruction and the
vital protection of our critical infrastructure.
The Oklahoma National Guard stands ready to
provide fully trained units, Soldiers and Airmen, to
perform as force multipliers for civil authorities. We
are prepared to mobilize and deploy within the state
to protect life, property and to
provide special services to
preserve peace and order.
COUNTERDRUG
The Oklahoma National
Guard Counterdrug
Program, operating under
the Governor’s approved
Counterdrug plan, provides direct support to
federal, state and local law enforcement agencies
(LEAs), educators, faith-based organizations and
communities that are involved in a multi-front battle
against drugs and drug-related violence. This multi-faceted
team is directly involved in counterdrug
operations focused on both intervention and
demand reduction.
AVIATION OPERATIONS
The Oklahoma National Guard Counterdrug
Program directs the Counterdrug Aviation Task
Force (CD AVN TF) that is manned with four uniquely
equipped OH-58 Kiowa helicopters. This Task Force
provided 912 flying hours in FY10 in support of LEAs
conducting marijuana eradication, warrant execution
and undercover operations throughout the state.
The CD AVN TF, along with counter-narcotics
agents, discovered a resurgence of large cultivated
marijuana operations in our public lands and national
forests. These marijuana fields revealed potential
links to Mexican drug cartels, which rotated teams
of illegal aliens through the growing fields on a
monthly basis. Several illegal immigrants with ties
to Mexican drug cartels were apprehended, along
with numerous weapons and currency. In all, a
total of 127,905 cultivated plants were eradicated
in Oklahoma in FY10 with an estimated value of
over $128 million. The CD AVN TF also supports our
Counterdrug team’s Drug Demand Reduction (DDR)
program by flying to schools throughout the state to
help convey the message of staying drug free.
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT
The Counterdrug program continued to provide
criminal analyst support by embedding military
intelligence specialists into law enforcement agencies
in key areas of the state. These analysts provide
critical, behind the scene operational and case
analysis work to the agencies they serve which allows
more of their officers to stay “on the street”. Cases
that Counterdrug analysts supported in FY10 for the
DEA, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Oklahoma City
PD and Norman PD resulted in the seizure of 1,108
pounds of processed marijuana, 64 pounds of heroin,
45 pounds of cocaine and $5,402,135.96 in currency.
DRUG EDUCATION
During fiscal year 2010, the Drug Demand
Reduction (DDR) program conducted drug
education presentations at schools and community
events across the state. A total of over 600 student
classroom hours were executed by this team for drug
education and awareness that directly impacted
13,735 Oklahoma school aged children. In addition
to classroom support, DDR provided immeasurable
hours of support to community-based organizations
as well as state drug treatment and prevention efforts
which focus on preventing drug use before it starts.
The DDR program continues its partnership with
the Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau to provide
substance use awareness and drug education
training to the minors convicted in the county’s
juvenile justice system. Soldiers from the DDR
program conducted adventure activities for children
of National Guardsmen, student members of the
Civil Air Patrol, and at risk youth through summer
camp activities designed to provide alternatives to
drug use and increase awareness of the dangers of
substance use. The DDR program also continued
its partnership with the Oklahoma Bureau of
Narcotics COPNET program and DETER mission,
to provide drug education support and training
to critical areas throughout the state, as well as
participate in community forums designed to
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD
COUNTERDRUG TASK FORCE
DRUG SUPPLY REDUCTION
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
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increase participation by members of the community
in combating the drug epidemic in the State of
Oklahoma. Additionally, DDR Soldiers provided
audio-visual support for the Oklahoma Department
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
the Association of Oklahoma Narcotics Enforcers
conference, and the Oklahoma Department of
Education Safe and Healthy Schools Conference.
The DDR team also provided personnel to assist in
prescription drug abuse prevention efforts through
Prescription Drug Pickups in conjunction with local
police and county sheriff’s departments.
INTERNAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING
The Oklahoma National Guard Counterdrug
Joint Substance Abuse Prevention Office works
to detect and deter substance abuse among
Service Members in the Oklahoma National Guard.
Two non-commissioned officers are dedicated
for both the Army and Air Guard in establishing
necessary protocols for urinalysis testing and
conducting training for unit prevention leaders.
Urinalysis specimen testing is conducted off-site
by Department of Defense laboratories and the
results are maintained at the state level by the Joint
Substance Abuse Prevention Office. This team
processed 7,320 substance abuse tests of Oklahoma
National Guard members in FY10.
J5/7 JOINT - PLANS, TRAINING, POLICY, AND JOINT
EXERCISE DIRECTORATE
This directorate’s mission is primarily focused
in assisting The Adjutant General and Director,
Joint Staff with developing, promulgating and
implementing joint operational policy, plans,
concepts and strategy related to the war fight,
peacetime international activities, and the federal
and state homeland security and civil support
missions, of the Oklahoma National Guard. The
J5/7 represents The Adjutant General in DoD,
international, interagency, intergovernmental
and non-governmental forums. Act’s as The
Adjutant General/Director, Joint Staff channel of
communication on all J-5/7 issues. Coordinates with
National Guard Bureau, Oklahoma National Guard
service components, and other services within the
state, the states/territories, and others as appropriate.
Advises and assists The Adjutant General/Director,
Joint Staff with joint and combined/multinational
training/exercises, joint doctrine, and interoperability,
deliberate and programmatic planning matters.
Functions as staff proponent for Joint Force
Headquarters - Oklahoma joint force development,
operational planning, joint doctrine, education
and professional development, training exercises,
readiness, and assessment.
STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Oklahoma state partnership with Azerbaijan
allows the Oklahoma National Guard to implement
and advance U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives in
specific regions of the world, while directly sustaining
the National Military Strategy and U.S. objectives
to support international security, democracy,
humanitarian values, and regional stabilization. The
joint venture places Oklahoma National Guard leaders
on the stage with leaders from OSD, DoD, Combatant
Command (COCOM), and U.S. State Department in
shaping and supporting U.S. events and joint activities
in partner countries; opening access to funding from
multiple federal sources from the Department of
Defense and State Department. State and civic leaders
are afforded opportunities to partner in creating public
value locally, domestically, and internationally. The
Azerbaijan-Oklahoma international partnership gives
Oklahoma National Guard units and teams the chance
to deploy, work and train with foreign militaries in joint
and multinational force environments.
This program provides multiple individual growth
opportunities for both Oklahoma National Guard
members and civilian agency members from
Oklahoma while making it a potential recruiting and
retention asset for the Oklahoma National Guard. Our
cooperative endeavor also establishes relationships
and networking throughout COCOM Headquarters
units to potentially support all other Oklahoma
National Guard activities in that COCOM Area of
Responsibility (AOR).
The Oklahoma National Guard continues to balance
support to Global War on Terrorism and our state
and region responding to natural or man-made
disasters. Simultaneously, the Oklahoma National
Guard provides measurable means to support
international interests, goals and objectives through
engaging our internal resources and our interagency
partners. Over the last several months we continued
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to build on our partnership with Azerbaijan in both
the military and civilian arenas. We have continued
to assist the Azerbaijan Armed Forces in their efforts
to become more compatible with NATO, as well as
their continued efforts to support the United States
with troop deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Our
focus has been in areas of staff development for their
military officers, deployment preparation and planning,
disaster response and consequence management, and
aviation safety. Our key civilian engagement initiatives
this past year have been in agriculture and education.
We have partnered with state education and research
institutions in an effort to help Azerbaijan develop key
education and national security capabilities.
Partnerships with the Azerbaijan Ministry of
Education and Ministry of Agriculture have facilitated
robust exchanges with local entities such as Oklahoma
State University, NEO A&M University, OSU-Okmulgee,
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, and the
Sam Roberts Noble Foundation. These interagency,
international and academic exchanges offer
international educational opportunities that our local
universities can offer to their professors and students
while diversifying their areas of expertise. This
collaboration between Oklahoma National Guard and
non-government organizations provide much needed
expertise to the Azerbaijani leaders as they attempt a
complete overhaul of their national education system.
STRATEGIC PLAN AND ARMY COMMUNITIES OF
EXCELLENCE
Through collaborative efforts the Oklahoma
National Guard completed and updated our strategic
plan. Our planning process identified goals and
objectives that are obtainable, sustainable, and
provide the Oklahoma National Guard with a relevant
future. Goals were derived with distinct actions
that focus your leadership team on improving our
business of providing ready Guardsmen and units.
Through the strategic planning process, we’re looking
into the future as a team to control our destination,
position our business processes and organization for
future success.
In developing our strategic plan, we are beginning
our focus on Continuous Process Improvement
(CPI). This CPI model incorporates the Lean Six
Sigma techniques that the private sector has been
utilizing for years into the National Guard processes
to streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve
resource commitments to improve all aspects of
the Oklahoma National Guard. This year alone we
have completed two projects and are developing
our staff to incorporate these techniques in all of our
transactions.
The strategic plan and our organization results
are tied to our involvement within the Army
Communities of Excellence (ACOE) program. Now in
our fifth year of participation, the Oklahoma National
Guard is fully engaged in the Army Communities of
Excellence program using the Army Performance
Improvement Criteria – or Baldridge criteria for
organizational improvement. Involvement in this
process has become profitable in terms of learning
how to improve organizational performance.
This year the Oklahoma National Guard received
Honorable Mention Fifth Place within the Army
Communities of Excellence, out of 26 competing
states.
JOINT TRAINING AND EXERCISE
The Directorate is working with members of the Joint
Force Headquarters, National Guard Bureau J7 and
NORTHCOM to develop Joint Training and Exercise
programs. These programs by design are intended
for preparedness and support of state and other
interagency entities during domestic emergencies
and homeland defense. These Joint Training and
Exercise events support the Joint Force Headquarters
essential tasks and operational capacity for a Joint
Force. All these efforts are addressed and outlined
within the Joint Force Headquarters – Joint Training Plan
developed annually.
This year the focus has been on individual training
through the structure redesign of the modular
implementation. The Joint Force Headquarters is
transforming to the future force structure as directed by
the National Guard Bureau. During this transformation,
joint exercises were limited. As the directorates are
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realigning, an exercise is being developed to train,
execute, and assess the ability of a Joint Task Force. This
exercise will include all divisions of the Joint Force to
include some subordinate commands.
JOINT PLANNING
The Directorate also facilitates the development
of Joint and Functional plans for the Joint Force
Headquarters. These plans include the Joint Force
Headquarters Strategic Plan and other functional
contingency plans such as Pandemic Influenza,
Homeland Defense or Weapons of Mass Destruction.
All these plans are intended to facilitate operational
improvements, preparedness, and overall readiness
of the Joint Force.
Additionally, the planning team has developed a
Joint Planning Center (JPC). This center is designed
to support a common operating environment,
collaboration, and common operational tools to
facilitate planning and situational awareness. This
center will be complete within the near future
with the addition of manpower and other software
technology.
Oklahoma National Guard’s ability to team with
our interagency partners to prevent, prepare, and
respond to acts of terrorism or other homeland
defense threats within our state, region, and nation
remains paramount, the J5/7 continues to support
our key strategic goals of joint readiness. We have
met with outside agencies to continue to develop
our unified functional contingency plans in order to
support the overall preparedness of the Oklahoma
National Guard and as an agency of response to a
possible threat.
This joint effort ensures the continuity of
operations not only throughout the Guard it also
prepares an action plan for the Guard to support
outside agencies such as the Oklahoma State
Department of Health, Oklahoma Emergency
Management and the Department of Public Safety.
The J5/7 collaborated in the exercise Joint Eagle
with multi-state National Guard domestic operations
forces, three military service components, federal,
state, and civilian agencies at Oklahoma National
Guard prominent domestic operations training
facility in collapse structure at Camp Gruber Joint
Training Maneuver Center- Heavy, Braggs, OK.
In a joint effort with the other states the J5/7
actively is working on national level to facilitate
coordination, collaboration, and information sharing
with states effected by natural disasters, such as
hurricanes and earthquakes, to ensure our mitigation
strategies and capabilities are most current in
support of the citizens of Oklahoma.
The J3 and the J5/7 are actively developing the
capability and mission requirements in which to
employ a Joint Task Force that will serve in domestic
operations response.
The Joint Task Force is a command and control
unit designated to support the needs of the incident
commander. This entity facilitates the flow of
information between Joint Force Headquarters –
Oklahoma, the deployed units, and the requesting
civil agencies. The organization of the Joint
Task Force is mission-dependent based on troop
activation and incident commander needs.
JOINT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION
The Directorate monitors, develops, distributes
and publishes Joint Professional Development
Education requirements and opportunities for Joint
Force Headquarters members. These opportunities
support professional growth and development
of non-commissioned officers and officers. All of
these opportunities educate individuals in a joint
environment setting and contribute to individual
readiness of the force.
Building on last year’s Joint Force Staff Course,
the participants are implementing those
lessons learned in their respective directorates.
Another leader has attended the Joint Task
Force Commander’s Course, preparing to lead an
upcoming training exercise in establishing a Joint
Task Force for Oklahoma.
The next class of the Advance Joint Professional
Military Education-Reserve Component is being
planned as the leadership identifies individuals
to attend and lead the way to the future of the
Oklahoma National Guard.
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COL. LAWRENCE I. FLEISHMAN
Commander
Com: (918) 549-6071
DSN: 628-6071
CAMP GRUBER TRAINING SITE
MISSION
Camp Gruber Training Center will command and
operate the installation, manage and administer
the use of resources, provide year-round customer
service through operational, administrative, training,
engineering, environmental, communications, and
logistical support to assigned, attached, transient,
and tenant units and Joint Force activities to
accomplish all assigned missions for up to and
including a brigade sized unit. Prepare to expand and
operate as a separate installation upon mobilization.
VISION STATEMENT
Camp Gruber Training Center is committed to
providing world-class ranges and facilities exceeding
multi-echelon tactical training excellence and
professional leadership mission requirements
by providing an environment that continually
challenges every Soldier who trains here. To
be recognized as the premier training center
for Homeland Security and Weapons of Mass
Destruction and specialty tactical training conducted
by all DoD military, law enforcement, and federal
agencies. Camp Gruber is dedicated to providing
state of the art ranges and facilities in support of
the National Guard and Deployment of all Brigade
Combat Teams.
OVERVIEW
Camp Gruber is located in eastern Oklahoma 12
miles southeast of Muskogee encompassing 33,027
acres used for training. Camp Gruber provides a full
spectrum of support for live, virtual, and constructive
training to units and organizations. Camp Gruber is
the primary training center for the Oklahoma Army
National Guard. Active component forces, federal and
state agencies also utilize the Training Center to train
in support of their operations.
Camp Gruber’s full-time force includes 44 state
employees, nine AGR, 49 federal technicians, over
50 temporary additional duty Soldiers, seven
contracted positions, and 127 unit members that
support the training units and organizations at
Camp Gruber. The estimated economic impact is
$28,500,000 surrounding Camp Gruber Training
Center in Muskogee County, Cherokee County,
Sequoyah County and Wagoner County from units
and organizations that train throughout the year.
OPERATIONS, PLANS, AND MOBILIZATIONS DIVISION
MAJ ROB MATTHEWS
Chief, Camp Gruber Operations, Plans and Training
Com: (918) 549-6015
MISSION
Mobilizations are responsible to the commander
for the overall management of operations and
training programs of the training site, the range
control and safety programs in the training areas, and
the security of the training site in the training areas
and the cantonment area.
VISION
The Operations, Plans, and Mobilizations Training
Division is committed to providing world-class
ranges and facilities exceeding multi-echelon tactical
C A M P G R U B E R
T RA IN IN G SITE COM MA ND
Palaestra
Pro
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training excellence and professional leadership
mission requirements by providing an environment
that continually challenges every Soldier who trains
here. To be recognized as the premier training
center for Homeland Security and Weapons of Mass
Destruction and specialty tactical training conducted
by all DoD military, law enforcement, and federal
agencies. Dedicated to providing state of the art
ranges and facilities for support of the National Guard
and deployment of all Brigade Combat Teams.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING BRANCH
The Operations and Training Branch is responsible
to the Chief, Plans and Training Division for the overall
scheduling of ranges, training areas, and facilities on
Camp Gruber. During Fiscal Year 2010 there were
5,202 facilities, ranges, and training areas scheduled
and 78,099 Soldiers and civilians trained. During FY
2010 Camp Gruber supported the pre-mobilization
training of the 45th ADT and 285th AVN.
The CBIRF Marines also conducted their CBRNE
training in conjunction with Operation Joint Eagle.
Operation Joint Eagle facilitated Homeland Defense
training for 1,244 Service Members to include
OKARNG, ILARNG, MOARNG, and Marine Corps.
Camp Gruber has the most innovative training
ranges and facilities in the region.
These include premier small arms and vehicle
mounted weapon qualification ranges, small
unmanned aerial vehicle operations area, Military
Operations in Urban Terrain collective training
facilities (MOUT CTF), and a Breach Facility. Camp
Gruber has continued to improve the ranges and
facilities to accommodate realistic training.
RANGE BRANCH(RANGE CONTROL)
The Range Control Branch is responsible for the
overall safety, management, maintenance and repair,
preparation, issue, and receipt of all ranges and
training areas. There were 1,246 ranges and training
areas prepped, maintained, issued, utilized and
received in 2010 without any major incidents. Main
focus of Range Control is training realistically while
maintaining a safe training environment. Range
Control prepares all Surface Danger Zones utilizing
the Geospatial Information System (GIS) with Range
Mangers Tool Kit to get several new proposed ranges
and training events approved. Range Control ran a
24 hour Operations Center during any and all facility
occupations Mangers Tool Kit to get several new
proposed ranges and training events approved.
Range Control ran a 24 hour Operations Center
during any and all facility occupations.
RANGE MAINTENANCE BRANCH
The Range Maintenance Branch is responsible
for maintenance and repairs of all ranges, both
live and non-live fire, on Camp Gruber. Range
Maintenance consists of five Federal Technician
target system repairers, three State Employee
construction maintenance technicians, and up
to six Military Additional Duty Soldiers. The
mission of Range Maintenance is to maintain
and repair ten different types of targets including
manual, electronic, and remote control, welding
and metalworking, carpentry and woodworking,
grounds keeping, landscaping and excavation
with heavy and light equipment operations. In
addition, we work very closely with units to meet
specific and special needs they require during
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training events, specifically writing non-standard
firing scenario computer programs, and building
mission live-fire shoot houses.
PROVOST MARSHAL BRANCH & CIVILIAN SECURITY
The Provost Marshal Branch and Civilian Security
are responsible for overall security of Camp Gruber.
Camp Gruber Security Force is composed of 15
Military Police and ten State employees. All civilian
security officers are licensed by CLEET and maintain
concurrent training requirements. The primary duties
are to provide continuous access control of Camp
Gruber at the Access Control Point (ACP), deter illegal
activities on Camp Gruber, and maintain a ready
presence during times that Camp Gruber is not
manned and to provide security of personnel and
property on Camp Gruber. Secondary duties include
the opening and closing of training areas on Camp
Gruber for public hunting IAW the MOA with the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and patrol training
areas that are open for public hunting.
During FY 2010 the Security Force provided all
duties stated above along with introduction of new
security measures and procedures at the ACP to
better comply with DoD and DHS guidelines and
regulations. Camp Gruber Security Force manned
the ACP and provided security 24 hours a day with
no lapses in coverage. During that time the Security
Force responded to several request for assistance
from personnel training here, from the full time staff
and from the general public on Camp Gruber.
During FY2010, the Security Force provided all
duties stated above along with introduction of new
security measures and procedures at the ACP to
better comply with DoD and DHS guidelines and
regulations. Camp Gruber Security Force manned
the ACP and provided security 24 hours a day with
no lapses in coverage. During that time the Security
Force responded to several requests for assistance
from personnel training here, from the full-time staff
and from the general public on Camp Gruber.
INTEGRATED TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT
BRANCH
The Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM)
Branch is responsible for hardening trails, preparing
bivouac areas, and repairing training damage. At
Camp Gruber Training Center, the (ITAM) Program
is constantly adjusting to the needs of visiting
units by maintaining a close relationship with the
Operations Section. Operations personnel inform the
ITAM coordinator of all training changes that are in
a 180 day window, with estimated troop strengths,
equipment, and land usage. This allows the LRAM
crews to perform such actions as hardening trails,
preparing bivouac areas, and repairing training
damage caused by said units upon departure.
By maintaining a full-time LRAM crew, the ITAM
program has been able to shift priorities to meet
changing training requirements. Weekly updates
from training schedulers have allowed the ITAM
crew to facilitate various recent short notice training
requirements placed upon it by visiting units. For
example, units have begun transitioning from
the small convoy and small unit tactics training
and focusing more and more on large convoy
operations (especially true in combat support and
combat service support training focus). This requires
substantial hardening of trails, widening of turning
areas, and providing lanes where convoy training can
be conducted.
Camp Gruber ITAM has accomplished numerous
large- scale endeavors under the current ITAM
Coordinator.
These include, but are absolutely not limited to:
• Construction of the Boudinot Maneuver Corridor
(Afghan War Trail) with low water crossing to
accommodate convoy training in and access to the
northern trail complex without leaving post.
Construction of the In Theatre Maneuver Training
Area to accommodate convoy operations in a realistic
training environment.
• Repair and reconfiguration of existing trail
networks to accommodate large scale training
exercises.
• Rehabilitation of the Central Trail Complex to
provide greater access training lands.
• Recognized nationally for outstanding work in
the WMD / CBRNE arena for our training venues
• Provided Sustainable Range Awareness
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(SRA) materials to soldiers,
increasing training land
sustainability awareness.
• Conducted Work plan Analysis Module
(WAM) training for National Guard
Bureau (NGB)at both National
Conferences in 2010
• Serves on Department of the Army
Integrated Training Area Management
Steering Committee. (One of three for
the entire National Guard)
Camp Gruber ITAM accomplishes
this with a staff that consists of ITAM
Coordinator, Range and Training Land
Analysis Coordinator, and five Land Reclamation and Maintenance crew members. Through perseverance
and dedication, ITAM section at Camp Gruber is nationally recognized as one of the top ITAM Programs in the
country. Camp Gruber has established itself as the standard for ITAM Operations for National Guard sites.
ITAM and Range Projects Completion in 2010
Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Lanes $453,000
Maneuver Corridors $260,000
Total Range Projects Completed $713,000
Projected ITAM and Range Projects in 2011:
ISBC Design and Environmental $500,000
Range Target Upgrade $500,000
Range Facilities Upgrade $240,000
Range Sustainment $30,000
Total Range Project estimated $1,540,000
FUTURE PLANS
Camp Gruber Operations, Plans, and Mobilizations Division will continue to provide second to none
customer service, scheduling support, ranges, training areas, and resources to enhance the readiness of the
Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard. Camp Gruber will continue to offer a realistic training environment
for the current and future missions our soldiers will face so that they can stand ready with confidence for the
challenges we face as a State and a Nation. Whether future environments are to respond to the disasters like
Katrina, Twin Towers, or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we will maintain current inventory and services to
the very highest standard and continue to expand and enhance our capability to provide the premier training
experience for every soldier in the United States.
Future Year Range Construction
2012 Combined Arms Consolidated Training Facility $10,000,000
2012 Live Fire Shoot House $ 2,900,000
2016 Combat Pistol Range $ 3,500,000
Total Future Year Range Construction $16,400,000
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DEPT OF FACILITY ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WO RKS
LTC Billy R. Robison
Com: (918) 549-6071
Camp Gruber Department of Public Works (DPW) mission is to provide first class facilities for the troops
of the Oklahoma National Guard that enhance both combat readiness and training, while serving as power
projection platforms for the State.
The Director of Public Works Division is responsible to the Commander for the Architectural and Engineering
(A&E) plans and services of real property, and the overall sustaining, restoration and maintenance of all
real property, such as: buildings and facilities, equipment, and roads and grounds. The DPW Division is also
responsible for the overall environmental program.
The Engineering Plans and Services Branch is responsible to the Chief, DPW maintaining the engineering
drawings, files, and plans on CGJMTC-H. The Branch works with the Director of Engineering at the Oklahoma
Military Department on current and future architectural and engineering plans and drawings at the training
center. The Branch maintains all records and files on the exact location of all underground utilities.
The Facilities Maintenance Branch is responsible to the Chief, DPW Facilities Engineer for the overall
maintenance and repair of the buildings, equipment, utility infrastructure and roads and grounds.
Completed Maintenance & Repair FY 2010
Renovate Bldg 226 Billeting Quarters $331,848
Renovate Bldg 232 Billeting Quarters $355,000
Renovate Bldg 227 Billeting Quarters $305,000
Construct Water Tower South $710,000
Installation of Administrative Building $ 25,000
After Action Review Building $158,264
Replaced Roof Building 201 & 204 $109,379
Replaced Overhead Door $ 44,530
Replace Oil Burner Tank $ 49,376
Fire Alarm Upgrade $402,027
Total Project Cost $2,490,424
ENVIRONMENTAL
The Camp Gruber Environmental Office is responsible to the Chief, DPW for the
environmental management of the 33,027 acre Camp Gruber Training Facility. Duties
encompass the urbanized areas that house maintenance facilities and an active
construction agenda, as well as the remote and relatively pristine corners of the Facility.
The Section is comprised of a four person team, with each individual possessing subject
matter expertise in the various programmatic areas to include natural and cultural
resource management, environmental compliance, and pollution prevention. Assisting
trainers, construction, and facilities personnel with meeting compliance with various federal
and state laws that protect and sustain our natural world is a central to all Section activities.
By all accounts the previous year was a busy, but rewarding one for the Section and for the Oklahoma
Army National Guard. During the previous fiscal year, the Section initiated several new projects designed to
examine problems associated with the eastern red cedar tree at Camp Gruber. Though native to Oklahoma,
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the eastern red cedar has escaped historical
habitats along stream corridors and rocky outcrops,
and now poses a serious threat to the region’s
ecological integrity since it readily invades once
open rangeland. The result of invasion is growth
in dense stands that obscure line-of-sight training
and impair maneuverability of Soldiers and vehicles.
Work to document and better understand the
area’s archaeological significance was also initiated
in the previous year, which allows for the training
mission to proceed unencumbered by identifying
and planning around sites within Camp Gruber that
contain important clues to our Country’s history and
pre-history.
Use of prescribed fire was again employed by the
Section and used to treat about 4,000-acres of land
during the previous fiscal year. The fire program
accomplishes many objectives that satisfy goals of
both natural resource managers and our military
trainers. Fuel loads were safely reduced to prevent
dangerous wildfires, wildlife habitat enhanced, and
areas effectively cleared of undergrowth for mounted
and dismounted maneuvers.
A survey of the American Burying Beetle
population was again completed in the previous
years, along with a continuation of the work related
to reproduction of the beetle. The latter will aid in
the planning and timing of construction and training
activities that require soil disturbance.
The Section also completed a project designed to
survey and map large mammals via aerial thermal
technology as a partnership venture with the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
In addition to the active field season, the Section
processed more than 200 Records of Environmental
Consideration checklists submitted by those seeking
to use the Post, performed consultation with Native
American tribes and regulatory agencies on 20
construction projects, prepared three Environmental
Condition of Property Reports, and contributed to
a Native-American consultation workshop held in
Norman.
For these efforts, the Camp Gruber Environmental
Section was again nominated for national recognition
through the National Guard Bureau’s Environmental
Security Awards Program. Previous awards have
included a first, two second, and a third place finish in
the NGB competition, as well as a second place finish
in the Secretary of the Army competition.
Perhaps more now than ever, completion of the
various regulatory requirements is a vital component
of ensuring continued use of the Camp Gruber
Training Facility. Public awareness of military
activities at Camp Gruber is higher than ever and
looks to only increase from this point forward as
Gruber expands in both capacity and land-area.
The Section is honored to be entrusted with this
responsibility and eager to continue and expand
efforts as we progress toward the upcoming
challenges placed on the Oklahoma Guard and its
premier training facility.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Camp Gruber Resource Management vision is
to assist in accounting for programmed state and
federal funds provided to Camp Gruber Training
Center; ensure funds are obligated and expended
in conformance with applicable statutes and
regulations; inform program managers of the
proper and effective use of appropriated and non-appropriated
funds; provide timely, accurate, and
reliable financial information to enable leaders and
managers to incorporate cost considerations into
their decision-making.
The purpose of the Resource Management Division
is to maintain positive control and overall management
of federal funding responsible to the Camp Gruber
Training Center Directorates and assist with the
planning, programming, and execution of federal and
state budgets. Federal funding is provided in multiple
types of accounts ranging from Facility and Public Works
Programs, Sustainable Range Programs and Military
Construction funding. Overall, in Fiscal Year 2009, we
directly managed funds totaling $5.7 million. Indirect
funding managed at the Joint Force Headquarters level
in support of Camp Gruber operations was $5.5 million.
The Procurement Officer of Resource Management
processed over 580 purchase requests in accomplishing
Camp Gruber’s procurement needs.
LOGISTICS DIVISION
The Logistics Division is comprised of federal and
state warehouses and billeting office. On a daily basis
we support Camp Gruber and all full time personnel;
our other function is to support all personnel who
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train on Camp Gruber with logistical and housing
support. Camp Gruber’s state property grew by
approximately $40,000 in FY 2010 for a total of $1,
475,000. Our federal property total value is at approx
$9,900,000 million dollars.
BILLETING BRANCH
The Billeting Operation financial statement for 2010
is as follows:
Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2010
$136,685.18
End Balance as of December 31, 2010
$166,893.01
Net Income $30,207.83
The Billeting branch working with DPW, secured
funding for renovation projects in buildings 226, 227,
and 232 during 2010. The Billeting Board approved
the purchase of new furniture and linens for these
projects to modernized and provide improved
services to the customers.
ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL AND COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
The Administration Section is responsible for
maintaining and providing personnel support to
the 127 Unit Members assigned to support Camp
Gruber Operations. Day-to-day operations include
processing soldier files, submitting payroll, managing
mail, and operating the DEERS/RAPIDS site. DEERS/
RAPIDS operators processed and created 450
Common Access Cards, 150 dependant and retiree
identification cards, and performed numerous
Common Access Card Pin resets and DEERS updates
in 2010. The Administration Section also processes
Inactive Duty for Training and Annual Training orders
for the 127 Member Unit payrolls. In addition, they
also processed pay and travel for over 50 Soldiers
Additional Duty for Training and Travel orders.
In October of 2010 Camp Gruber implemented
the 127 person manning document, an additional
47 Soldiers in manpower, needed to handle the
increasing throughput as a result of the Oklahoma
Army and Air National Guard’s involvement in
worldwide operations and increased use by other
military units and civilian entities from outside the
Oklahoma National Guard.
During 2010, Camp Gruber hosted the Annual
Retiree’s Retreat, which is a two day event that retired
Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard Soldiers are
invited to spend time with fellow retirees and get
a glimpse of what is going on with current military
operations and Camp Gruber. We had 132 retirees
and their guests show up for the weekend event.
Representatives from Tricare, the VA Hospital, the
Muskogee VA Regional Office, and many Veterans
Organizations were on-hand to brief the retirees in
their respective areas.
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LT. COL. CURTIS D. ARNOLD
Director
Com: (405) 228-5647
DSN: 628-5647
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
O K L A H O M A N AT I O NA L GUA RD
DIRECTORATE OF FACILITY MANAGEMENT
MISSION
The Directorate’s mission is to provide first class
facilities for the Soldiers of the Oklahoma Army
National Guard and other members of the Armed
Forces Reserve Component that enhance both
combat readiness and training while serving as
power projection platforms for the State and the
Nation. The Directorate’s overall responsibility is
the management of all buildings and real property
in the State that are owned or controlled by the
Oklahoma National Guard. Whereas the Adjutant
General serves as the Garrison Commander for the
entire State of Oklahoma, the Facility Management
Office serves as the coordination point with other
federal and state agencies concerning facilities
and facility construction. The Facility Management
Office provides oversight and supervision of the
construction, maintenance, repair and environmental
programs of the Oklahoma Army National Guard as
well as technical assistance and oversight relating to
the State’s Air National Guard Bases.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC)
This is probably the most important period for
facility construction since the armory building
boom that occurred under the Works Progress
Administration in the 1930s. Oklahoma is scheduled
to close some 60 aging and obsolete armories, many
over 60 years old; and replace them with seven
new Armed Forces Reserve Centers (AFRCs). The
programmed construction cost is in excess of $247
million dollars. New AFRCs under construction or
completed are:
Norman Completed April 2010
Mustang Completed April 2010
Muskogee Completed November 2010
Lawton Completed December 2010
McAlester Completed December 2010
Enid Completed December 2010
Broken Arrow Completes in mid-2011
The construction of these facilities gives Soldiers
modern, state-of-the-art areas to train and sustain
their war fighting skills, thus delivering combat
ready units that can respond to both the State and
National requirements. The Directorate serves as
the Oklahoma National Guard’s central coordination
and control point for all Reserve Component
BRAC actions in Oklahoma. The AFRC projects are
completed except for the Broken Arrow ARFC that is
due for completion in mid-2011. Once units occupy
the completed AFRCs, the Oklahoma Army National
Guard will work with Oklahoma Department of
Central Services to disposal of the old Armories.
The two projects contracted two years ago to Korte
Construction and LWPB Architects; Norman AFRC &
FMS, and W-OKC (Mustang) AFRC & OMS, for a total
of $86 million are completed and occupied. Haskell
Company completed the Muskogee AFRC and units
have occupied. Hensel-Phelps Construction is
currently constructing the Broken Arrow AFRC & FMS
and will complete the facility in mid-2011 to allow
occupation by late summer 2011. The OKARNG is
the owner/manager of these four new facilities while
other members of the Armed Forces Reserve will be
tenants.
The building certification by the Green Building
Environmental Council of the United States
(USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is
the recognized standard for measuring building
sustainability and achieving this certification is the
best way to demonstrate that your building project
is truly “green.” All three, Norman, Mustang and
Muskogee, OKARNG facilities have exceeded the
(minimal) Silver LEED certification requirement by
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achieving LEED Gold Certification for new building
construction.
Through the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US
Army Reserve completed three AFRC construction
projects in 2010: McAlester AFRC & OMS/FMS; Enid
AFRC & OMS; and Ft. Sill (Lawton) AFRC & OMS. Units
will begin occupation of these facilities in 2011. The
OKARNG will be tenants at these three new facilities
constructed at a cost of $78 million.
After completion of the seven new facilities, the
OKARNG will consolidate from facilities located
throughout the state that have long exceeded
their life cycle. These facilities will return to the
State, remediated of any hazards by the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality, and then
deeded to local government entities that can
remodel to fit their communities’ needs.
LEGACY ARMORY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
(LAMP)
In 2010, the OKARNG awarded $2.73 million
in construction contracts to extend the life
cycle of the Chandler and Claremore Readiness
centers for another 20 to 25 years. These life cycle
improvements included replacing major heat and air
conditioning systems, electrical, plumbing, adding
insulation panels on the exterior envelope for energy
conservation, and adding fire protection systems
to meet current life and safety codes. The OKARNG
re-occupied Chandler and Claremore in 2010.
Additionally, the OKARNG has conducted the
following renovation projects in 2010:
1) Completed the abatement of seven indoor fire
ranges known to be contaminated with hazardous
levels of lead in bullet sand traps and on dust-laden
surfaces at various OKARNG facilities located
throughout the State. The abatement of a total of
16,000 square feet at a cost of $277,000 eliminated an
occupational hazard while freeing up areas for use as
storage and/or administrative offices.
2) Awarded and completed $273,135 of energy
conservation projects under the federal American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) program to
upgrade lighting at two OKARNG maintenance shops
in Norman and Tulsa, and to upgrade a HVAC system
at another OKARNG maintenance shop in Lawton.
3) Completed a project awarded for $209,628 to
remove asbestos containing materials while replacing
carpet and tile in the 45th Infantry Museum.
4) Completed a project awarded $330,542 for site
security fencing and fire protection at Centennial
House.
In preparation to bid additional LAMP projects in
early 2011, a total of $575,097 was awarded in 2010
for designing life cycle improvements of the Altus
and Durant Readiness Centers, and Chandler and
Lexington Field Maintenance Shops (FMSs). The
Oklahoma Military Department’s intent over the
next several years is to program and execute two
(2) armory modernization projects per year at a
projected cost of $3 million per year or $18 million
dollars over the next 6 years.
However, without funding changes, the agency
will continue to assume risk in continuing to defer
maintenance at other facilities to accomplish the
modernization program. A long-term need of an
additional $16.5 million will be needed to complete
the modernization of other 11 other legacy armories.
The LAMP program is a bridging measure until the
OKARNG can secure federal military construction
(MILCON) funding over the next 30 years to build
seven new Armed Force Reserve Centers (AFRCs) or
Readiness Centers to retire the aging legacy armories.
PLANNING AND PROGRAMING BRANCH
The Planning and Programming Branch (PPB)
oversees the Master Planning Section, Real Property
Section and serves to develop and validate all
projects. The Master Planning Section facilitates
the production of the Adjutant General’s strategic
vision for the future of the facilities of the Oklahoma
National Guard, and synchronizes this vision with
the requirements of the Force Structure personnel
to ensure our troops receive the best facilities
possible. This Branch is in charge of all Real Property
acquisition and disposal actions for the Military
Department. The Branch develops the Long Range
Construction Plan, the Capital Investment Program,
and develops the programming documents that
programming resources for military construction, real
property operations, and maintenance and minor
construction projects.
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PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION BRANCH
The Plans and Construction Branch (PCB)
provides statewide direct engineering support for
the Oklahoma Army National Guard. This Branch
manages the delivery of professional architectural
and engineering services. This Branch takes
approved programming documents and then
oversees the preparation of architectural/engineering
plans and specifications. The Branch is responsible
for delivering technically excellent plans that meet
Soldier requirements, and all Federal and State
regulatory requirements.
Once plans are prepared, they are competitively bid
using either federal or state contracting procedures.
The Branch then provides project managers
who manage the projects, provide construction
observation, and process all applications for
payment and change orders as required on
military construction projects, and some of the
larger maintenance/repair projects performed by
contractors.
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE BRANCH
After construction of facilities, the Facilities
Maintenance Branch (FMB) manages the facilities.
The Facility Maintenance Branch is responsible for all
maintenance, repair, modification, and rehabilitation
of facilities, utility systems, real property, installed
equipment, distribution systems, pavements, and
grounds. Additionally the installation, operation,
inspection, and maintenance of intrusion detection
systems, fire detection and suppression systems,
and security devices for facilities throughout are
overseen by this branch. Facility Maintenance Branch
also oversees and directs the energy conservation
program.
There are major training sites at Braggs, Pryor,
and Fort Sill; Army Aviation Facilities at Lexington,
Norman, and Tulsa. The Oklahoma Army National
Guard has 17 maintenance facilities and 84
readiness centers (armories) located in 87 different
communities. The federal government provides
the majority of funding for the training sites, Army
Aviation Support Facilities, and other selected
facilities. However, the majority of maintenance
and repair of Army National Guard facilities is a state
responsibility and requires State funding in addition
to Federal funding to maintain quality facilities
for Soldiers and their support structure. Facility
Maintenance expenditures for 2010 on routine and
demand maintenance were:
Federal Funding State Funding Total
$315,316.04 $304,706.00 $620,022.04
ENVIRONMENTAL BRANCH
The mission of the Environmental Branch is to
support and enhance the operational readiness
of the Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG)
while promoting environmental compliance and
conservation statewide, by preserving training lands
and resources through education, oversight and
environmental stewardship.
The branch supports military readiness by
providing assistance to commanders and supervisors
at all levels to ensure compliance with all applicable
environmental laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
The OKARNG Environmental Branch was allotted
$1,708,000 in federal funds in federal fiscal year
2010 for environmental program management,
compliance, and conservation projects statewide.
Compliance projects completed included
development of a formal Pollution Prevention
Plan, update of the OKARNG Operational Noise
Management Plan and conducted Hazardous
Materials and Waste Management Training.
Additionally, a Native American Consultation
meeting with the 38 federally recognized Native
American Tribes was hosted by the Environmental
Branch and formal consultation continues.
As part of conservation of cultural and natural
resources the following key projects were
undertaken. The update to the OKARNG Integrated
Natural Resource Management Plan for the Camp
Gruber Training Site (CGTS)