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The deployments drew criticism from Democrats because border security historically is a federal responsibility and National Guard soldiers and airmen called up for that role had fewer enforcement powers than U.S. Border Patrol agents.
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A directive says National Guard members who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be barred from required training and not paid. Lankford submitted an amendment to the annual defense spending bill to cancel out Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's order.
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In spelling out the consequences of refusing the vaccine, Austin applied to the entire National Guard the same policy he established in response to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request that his Guard members be exempt from the vaccine mandate.
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Two days after the Oklahoma National Guard activated personnel to assist the Oklahoma Highway Patrol with severe winter weather response, two soldiers…
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The Oklahoma National Guard is deploying personnel to both Washington, D.C., and Oklahoma City to support law enforcement efforts to defend the state and…
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The head of the Oklahoma National Guard said Wednesday that the Guard will ramp up its mission to provide assistance to the state's nursing homes and…
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of soldiers in the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will reunite with their families this morning at Will Rogers Air…
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Four hundred soldiers with the Oklahoma National Guard are preparing to return home. Guard officials say the soldiers with the 45th…