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STATE OF OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENT OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73105 13 January 1967
The Honorable Dewey Bartlett The Governor of Oklahoma State Capitol Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dear Governor Bartlett:
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, it is with pleasure that I submit the inclosed report covering the activities and accomplish ments of the Oklahoma Military Department for the period 1 January 1965 to 31 December 1966.
Sincerely,
WEBER rjor General, OklaARNG The Adjutant General Copies furnished: Each State Senator Each State Representative
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE TNTRODUCTTON 6c GENERAL INFORMATION 2
FUNCTIONS OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT 3
ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT 4
ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT - CHART 5
CHAIN OF COMMAND 6
CHAIN OF COMMAND - CHART 7
ORGANIZATION CHART - OKLAHOMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 8
TROOPS ALLOTTED 9
STATION LIST 10 - 14
PERSONNEL OPERATIONS 6c MANAGEMENT SECTION 15 - 24
STATE FISCAL, PROPERTY AND ARMORY MAINTENANCE 25 - 33
INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 34 - 38
OPERATIONS 6c TRAINING 39 - 41
OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL 42 - 44
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FLIGHT ACTIVITIES 45 - 48
MILITARY SUPPORT OF CIVIL DEFENSE 49 - 52
STATE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES 53 - 54
U S PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICE 55 - 63
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 64 - 69
INTRODUCTION
This report is prepared in compliance with Article 6, Section 9, Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, to provide information regard ing the functions of the Oklahoma Military Department.
According to our constitution and Federal laws the National Guard is responsible to community, State and Federal missions and may be em ployed in peace or war anywhere in the world. The system under which National Guard units are organized includes the provision that the National Guard in each State will be under the command of the Governor in time of peace but must be organized, trained, equipped and admin istered under the standards prescribed by the United States Army or the United States Air Force as appropriate.
Federal funds and policies are transmitted to the States through the National Guard Bureau which is a bureau of the Departments of the Army and the Air Force and is located in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C,
The Governor carries out his military obligations and responsi bilities through a State official called "The Adjutant General", The Adjutant General is the executive head of the Oklahoma Military De partment. He is an organizer and administrator, but does not exercise command of tactical units.
The value of the National Guard lies entirely in what its own member?, home Communities, and the State are willing to put into it.
GENERAL
The Oklahoma Military Department is a Department of the State government and was established by Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Title 44 includes the following provisions:
All matters concerning or relating to the Militia, the National Guard or other military organizations and such other duties as may be assigned by the Governor shall be administered by and through the Military Department.
The Military Department shall be administered and controlled by the Governor as Commander in Chief with the Adjutant General as the executive and administrative head thereof.
There shall be assigned to the department such officers, enlisted men and employees as may be considered necessary by the Gov ernor as Commander in Chief and as may be authorized by law and Nation al Guard Regulations. FUNCTIONS OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
The general functions of the Military Department includes the following:
Recruiting sufficient officers and enlisted men to fill all units to authorized strength.
Completion of personnel actions under appropriate regulations prescribed by the National Guard Bureau.
Maintains permanent military records of the State.
Programs and supervises the expenditure of State funds.
Provides and maintains adequate armories, shops, hangars, administrative, and other buildings required by units, headquarters, and activities.
Obtains sites and acts as contracting officer for all con struction where Departmental funds are involved.
Provides maximum possible support of training efforts.
Provides suitable outdoor training areas and firing ranges.
Administers service school programs conducted by the active Army and the active Air Force.
Administers basic training programs conducted by the active Army and the active Air Force.
Organizes, maintains and supervises State Officer Candidate School program.
Prepares plans to provide military support to civil authorities
Administers the Federal technician program according to appro priate law and regualtion.
Supervises expenditure of Federal funds provided to support the Army and Air National Guard of Oklahoma.
Acts as custodian of all Federal property loaned to the Army and Air National Guard of the State.
Supports the U. S. Air Force with aircraft and aircrews when requi red.
Supports State missions as the Governor directs. All matters are administered under appropriate regulations and/or policies announced by the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, State law, or the Governor of Oklahoma.
ORGANIZATION
The general functions just mentioned dictate the breakdown of the Department into sections. An organization chart is provided on page 5.
Heading the list is the Governor as Commander in Chief, who has supreme command of the military forces of the State when not in Federal service.
Immediately under the Governor is the State Adjutant General. Our State statutes provide that The Adjutant General shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Next is the Executive Officer who acts as department head in the absence of Thg Adjutant General. The Executive Officer directs, super vises and integrates the work of all staff sections. He performs those administrative duties not specifically assigned to any of the staff sections.
We have 12 operating sections to help The Adjutant General accom plish his mission. This is where the detailed work takes place. The section leaders provide information, make estimates and recommendations, prepare plans and orders and supervise their execution.
The staff sections are as follows:
Public Relations Section.
Personnel Operations and Management Section.
State Fiscal Section.
Intelligence & Security Section.
Operations and Training Section.
Officer Candidate School.
Military Support of Civil Defense Section.
Armory Maintenance Section.
State Maintenance Office.
Army National Guard Flight Activities.
Office of the U. S. Property and Fiscal Officer,
Air National Guard Section. ORGANIZATION CHART - FULL TIME STAFF OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENT
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a~ A ARMY NG US PICTERTY AIR FLIG.IT & FISCAL NATIONAL ?•. / *:i'11 /ri'it\r OFFICER GUARD & # ©' CHAIN OF COMMAND The Governor exercises command of the Oklahoma National Guard through The Adjutant General to Senior Commanders and other Senior Officers of the Army and Air National Guard as indicated in the chart on page 7* ARMY NATIONAL GUARD The Army National Guard consists of the State Headquarters and Head quarters Detachment and the entire 45th Infantry Division. This Division has one of the finest combat records of any Division in the United States, having served in combat for 511 days during World War II and 429 days in the Korean War. During the period covered by this report, the 45th Infantry Division has attained its highest peace time strength and highest state of combat readiness. The organization chart on page 8 indicates the command organization of Army National Guard of Oklahoma• CHAIN OF COMMAND - OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNOR DEWEY BARTLETT CHIEF OF STAFF Air National Guard THE ADJUTANT GENERAL MAJOR GENERAL MAJOR GENERAL L E WEBER EDWARD G JOHNSON DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF Air National Guard COLONEL CARL W SEEBY BBS , i ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL Army National Guard Air National Guard BRIGADIER GENERAL COLONEL CHARLES V WHEELER NEVIN W„ DODD COMMANDING GENERAL COMMANDER 45th Infantry Division 137th Military Airlift Wing MAJOR GENERAL BRIGADIER GENERAL JASPER N BAKER DOYLE W HASTIE ASSISTANT DIVISION COMMANDER ASSISTANT DIVISION COMMANDER BRIGADIER GENERAL BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM E MAYBERRY DAVID C MATHEWS #4 TENURE OF OFFICE POSITIONS - THESE OFFICES SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR ORGANIZATION CHART - OKLAHOMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD GOVERNOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 6c HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT OKLAHOMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD HEADQUARTERS COMPANY HEADQUARTERS h 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION 45TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY 120TH ENGINEER BATTALION 45TH AVIATION BATTALION 145TH SIGNAL BATTALION 45TH DIVISION 45TH SUPPORT 1ST BRIGADE 2D BRIGADE 3D BRIGADE COMMAND ARTILLERY L- 1ST BATTALION 1ST SQUADRON 2D BATTALION 179TH INFANTRY 145TH CAVALRY 179TH INFANTRY 1ST BATTALION 1ST BATTALION 2D BATTALION 00 180TH INFANTRY 245TH ARMOR 180TH INFANTRY 1ST BATTALION 2D BATTALION 2D BATTALION 279TH INFANTRY 245TH ARMOR 279TH INFANTRY 45TH ADMINISTRATION COMPANY 1ST BATTALION 158TH ARTILLERY 120TH MEDICAL BATTALION 1ST BATTALION 160TH ARTILLERY 1ST BATTALION 171ST ARTILLERY 700TH MAINTENANCE BATTALION 1ST BATTALION 189TH ARTILLERY 120TH SUPPLY 6c TRANSPORTATION BATTALION 2D BATTALION 189TH ARTILLERY TROOPS ALLOTTED The following troops have been allotted to the State by the National Guard Bureau: ALLOTTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD STRENGTH State Headquarters, Army National Guard 81 45th Infantry Division 8,894 TOTAL ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 8,975 AIR NATIONAL GUARD State Headquarters, Air National Guard 30 137th Military Airlift Wing 1,967 205th Communications Maintenance Squadron 260 2 19th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency 167 125th Weather Flight 17 TOTAL AIR NATIONAL GUARD 2,441 TOTAL ALLOTTED STRENGTH, OKLAHOMA ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD 11,416 EACH ARMY AND AIR UNIT IS ABLE TO SATISFACTORILY MAINTAIN ITS ALLOTTED STRENGTH. STATION LIST The following is a staition list of all Federally recognized units of the Oklahoma Army Nat' iona I. Guard : -' STATION UNIT Ada Headquarters and Headquarters Company(-), 2d Brigade, 45th Infantry Division Company C, 120th Medical Battalion Company A, 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry Allen Company C, 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry Altus Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 245th Armor Alva Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 189th Art i I lery Anadarko Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st BattaI ion, 171st Art i I lery Battery A, 1st Battalion, 171st Artillery Ardmore Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 245th Armor Atoka ^Battalion Communication, Reconnaissance, Motar and Antitank Platoons and Ground Surveillance Section, Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 180th Infantry Blackwell Battery A, 1st Battalion, 189th Artillery Bristow Company D, 700th Maintenance Battalion Broken Arrow ^"Reconnaissance, Mortar and Antitank Platoons, Head quarters Company, 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry Chandler *Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 160th Artillery Cherokee Battery B, 2d Battalion, 189th Artillery Chfckasha Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st BattaI ion, 158th Arti I lery Chilocco Company C, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Claremore ^Company C(-), 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry Clinton Company C, 1st Battalion, 245th Armor (ASTERISK (*) DENOTES SELECTED RESERVE FORCE UNITS) 10 STATION UNIT Cushfng Company D, 120th Engineer Battalion Duncan Battery B, 1st Battalion, 158th Artillery Durant *Headquarters and Headquarters Company(-), 2d Battalion 180th Infantry Edmond Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Elk City *1st and 2d Platoons, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 145th Cava I ry E! Reno *Battery C, 1st Battalion, 160th Artillery Enid Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 45th Infantry D i v i s i on Art i I Iery Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st Battal ion, 189th Arti Ilery Battery C, 1st Battalion, 158th Artillery Eufaula *1st and 2d Rifle Platoons Company C, 2d Battalion, 180th Infantry Fairfax Company B, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Guthrie ^Company B(-), 2d Battalion, 279th Infantry Hartshorne *1st Rifle Platoon, Company B, 2d Battalion, 180th Infan try Haskell Company B, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Healdton Company B, 2d Battalion, 245th Armor Henryetta Company B, 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry Hobart *Troop A(-), 1st Squadron, 145th Cavalry Holdenvjlle ^Headquarters and Headquarters Company(-), 2d Battalion, 279th Infantry Hoi I is Company A, 1st Battalion, 245th Armor Hominy Company A, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Hugo *1st and 2d Rifle Platoons, Company A, 2d Battalion, 180th Infantry (ASTERISK (•*) DENOTES SELECTED RESERVE FORCE UNITS) 11 STATION UNIT Idabel •Company AU), 2d Battalion, 180th Infantry K i ngf i sher •1st Rifle and Weapons Platoon, Company B, 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry •Battalion Medical Platoon and Ground Surveillance Konawa Section, Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 279th Infantry Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, Lawfon 145th CavaIry Troop C, 1st Squadron, 145th Cavalry Company B, 700th Maintenance Battalion McAI ester Headquarters and Headquarters Company (-), 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry •Company C(-), 2d Battalion, 180th Infantry MadiI I Company C, 2d Battalion, 245th Armor Mangum Company B, 1st Battalion, 245th Armor Mar low •Troop D(-), 1st Squadron, 145th Cavalry Miami Company C, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Mi nco •Battery B, 1st Battalion, 160th Artillery Muskogee Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Norman •Flight Operations Section, Aero Scout and Service Platoons, Troop D, 1st Squadron, 145th Cavalry •Company E, 120th Engineer Battalion Headquarters, Headauarters Company and Company A, 700 t.h .'Main n ten aril ce 3a:ttal ion Company E, 700th Maintenance Battalion Aviation Section, 2d Brigade, 45th Infantry Division Nowa ta Battery B, 1st Battalion, 189th Artillery Okemah •1st Rifle and Weapons Platoons, Company A, 2d Battalion, 279th Infantry Oklahoma City Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Oklahoma Army National Guard Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 45th Infantry D iv is ion (ASTERISK (•) DENOTES SELECTED RESERVE FORCE UNITS) 12 STATION UNIT Ok Iahoma City 45th Military Police Company (Cont i nued) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 120th Engineer Bat taI i on Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 145th Signal Ba t ta I i on Company A, 145th Signal Battalion Photographic Section, Company C, 145th Signal Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Band, 45th Infantry Division Support Command Headquarters and Company A (Support), 120th Medical Bat taI ion 45th Administration Company •Company B, 120th Medical Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 120th Supply and Transportation Battalion Company A, 120th Supply and Transportation Battalion OkmuI gee •Headquarters and Headquarters Company(-), 3d Brigade, 45th Infantry Division Pauls Valley Battery A, 1st Battalion, 158th Artillery Pawhuska Battery C, 1st Battalion, 189th Artillery Pawnee Company B, 120th Engineer Battalion Perry Headquarters and Headquarters Company(-), 1st Brigade, 45th Infantry Division Ponca C i ty •Company C, 2d Battalion, 279th Infantry Poteau •Company B(-), 2d Battalion, 180th Infantry SapuI pa Company C(-), 145th Signal Battalion Semi no Ie •Battalion Reconnaissance, Antitank and Mofar Platoons, Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 279th Infantry Shawnee •Company C, 700th Maintenance Battalion Sperry •Battery A, 1st Battalion, 160th Artillery St.! I Iwater •Company A, 120fh Engineer Battalion Company C, 120th Engineer Battalion S t i I we I I •1st and 2d Rifle Platoons, Company A, 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry SuIphur Company B, 120th Supply and Transportation Battalion (ASTERISK (•) DENOTES SELECTED RESERVE FORCE UNITS) 13 STATION UNIT Tahlequah •Company A(-), 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry Tishomingo Company A, 2d Battalion, 245th Armor Tonkowa Battery D, 1st Battalion, 189th Artillery Tulsa •Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry Company B, 145th Signal Battalion Company D, 120th Medical Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 45th Aviation Bat ta I ion Aviation Section, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 45th Infantry Division •Aviation Section, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade, 45th Infantry Division V'mita •Ist and 2d Rifle Platoons, Company C, 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry Wagoner •Company B, 2d Battalion, 179th Infantry Walters Troop B, 1st Squadron, 145th Cavalry Watonga Battery C, 1st Battalion, 171st Artillery Weatherford Battery B, 1st Battalion, 171st Artillery Wewoka •Company A(-), 2d Battalion, 279th Infantry Woodward Battery A, 2d Battalion, 189th Artillery (ASTERISK (•) DENOTES SELECTED RESERVE FORCE UNITS) 14 PERSONNEL OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SECTION This Section is organized with five Divisions - The Officer Personnel Division, The Enlisted Personnel Division, The Technician Personnel Divi sion, The Mail and Publications Division, and The Inspector General Division. The Section is responsible for all personnel actions in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, to include maintenance in shelf-storage of an individual personnel file for each member. The Section maintains a Records Center for microfilm storage of closed-out personnel records and shelf-storage of permanent records and documents of the Military Department. All mail and publication functions of the Military Department are the responsibil ity of this Section, as are all functions in the area of full-time Army and Air National Guard technicians. Activities and responsibilities normally assigned to the Inspector General Division are performed by various members of the Section, with assistance from other Sections in the Military Department. Shortage of personnel and insufficient office space hinder the opera tion of the Personnel Operations and Management Section. One additional officer, two secretaries and approximately 600 square feet of additional office space are urgently needed to improve the efficiency of this Section. A major reorganization of the 45th Infantry Division was effected on 1 November 1965, to meet the requirement for organization of a designated number of Selected Reserve Force (SRF) units in the State. These SRF units are manned at 100% strength and equipment and are programmed to be ready for entry on Active Duty within seven (7) days following alert by Depart ment of Defense. The SRF force in Oklahoma consists of the 3rd Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company; 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry; 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry; 2nd Battalion, 279th Infantry; 1st Battalion, 160th Artillery; Troops A § D, 1st Squadron, 145th Cavalry; Companies A § E, 120th Engineer Battalion; Company A, 700 Maintenance Battalion; and Company B, 120th Medical Battalion. When called into the Active Service, these SRF units would become part of the 47th Infantry Division, a National Guard Division with headquarters in the State of Minnesota. Selected Reserve Force units, in order to attain and maintain the required level of readi ness, are authorized and required to conduct a certain number of additional training assemblies, over and above the standard forty-eight (48) for all Guard units, each year. In addition to the tactical training of individuals and units, and the requirement for maintenance of vehicles and equipment at combat-ready status, the individual personnel records of each individual assigned to these SRF units must meet requirements of the Active Army. This one function alone requires the initiation and completion of some thirty- nine (39) additional forms and/or records per individual. Another major development which occurred during the period was the requirement, imposed by Department of Defense, to upgrade medical exam ination standards within all units of the Guard. This requirement includes more detailed examinations, calling for completion of such items as chest x-rays, audiometer readings for hearing, tonometer reading for eyes, and a stepped-up program of examinations for members of Selected Reserve Force units. The end result of these additional requirements is recognized as being beneficial to the Guard. However, to meet these requirements, the Military Department has had to establish three (3) regional examining stations in strategic locations within the state, to operate on virtually 15 every Sunday during the year. Personnel from units throughout the State must be transported to these examining stations to be given examinations on schedule. In addition, each of these examining stations must be equipped with the necessary facilities to perform the required portions of the up-graded examination. This one function alone has consumed hundreds of man-hours, as well as additional funds, and operation of these examining stations will continue to require expenditure of many man-hours and funding. Following is strength report for the Oklahoma Army National Guard for the reporting period. OFFICERS OFFICERS MEN AGGREGATE Strength, 1 January 1965 720 85 7,601 8,406 Gains, 1 Jan 65 - 31 Dec 66 839 57 7,892 8,788 *Losses, 1 Jan 65 - 31 Dec 66 756 49 7,130 7,935 Strength, 31 December 1966 803 93 8,363 9,259 Net Gain 83 8 762 853 * Net enlisted men losses total only 3290 as 3840 were retained by accepting Commissions, transfer from the Inactive National Guard, reenlist- ing, or extending their enlistments (See page 19). The total authorized (Priority Aggregate) strength of the Oklahoma Army National Guard is 8,975. The actual assigned strength as of the end of reporting period was 9,259, or 284 above total authorized. The average drill attendance percentage for units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard during the reporting period was 94.5. During the reporting period, units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard attained the highest attendance percentage at Annual Field Training (Summer Camp) in history. In 1965 this attendance percentage was 99.2, and in 1966 the figure was 99.2. OFFICER PERSONNEL DIVISION The Officer Personnel Division is manned by one officer and one female employee and provides the following: Personnel services for officers of the Oklahoma Army National Guard maintenance of permanent individual personnel files for each assigned officer, and processing of all applications for appointment, separation, promotion, reassignment and Active Duty. The Division also processes all Requests for Conditional Release, reviews, files and forwards all Officer Efficiency Reports and monitors Officer Medical Examinations. Normal functions of the Division also include the publication of all orders and publications pertaining to officers and officer assignments and the review of each personnel file of applicants for attendance at the Oklahoma Officer Candidate School. 16 During the reporting period, the Division completed the following major activities: Maintained 1,161 officer records, processed 356 applications for officereappointment, 265 applications for separation, and a total of 280 recommendations for officer promotion„ Processed over 1,000 requests for reassignment, 125 Requests for Conditional Release, and 2,700 Officer Efficiency Reports, Published twenty-five Officer's Rosters for the State and fifty directives relating to officer status. Monitored in excess of 1,500 officer medical examinations and initiated, or replied to, approximately 5,000 letters and twenty-five reports. Reviewed and processed approximately twenty requests for Active Duty with the Regular Army and 300 applications for State Officer Candidate Schoolo Additionally, the Division initiated and/or received approximately 7,000 telephone calls and responded to approximately 1,400 visitors during the period. The increase in officer strength in the Oklahoma Army National Guard during the period was made possible by the appointment of 27 graduates of Class 9, Oklahoma Officer Candidate School in 1965 and the appointment of 190 graduates from this school, from Classes 10 and 11 in 1966. The current Class of our State Officer Candidate School contains thirty cadets from units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard and nine cadets from units of the United States Army Reserve, During the reporting period thirteen (13) officers were accepted for voluntary active duty for an active duty tour of two (2) years. Fifteen (15) officers requested discharge and transfer to the Army Reserve for the purpose of applying for active duty. Three (3) officers are presently on a four (4) year tour of active duty with Government agencies. THE RESERVE OFFICER PERSONNEL ACT. The Reserve Officer Personnel Act (ROPA) of 1954 was enacted into law on 30 June 1960 as public law 86-559. The main purposes of ROPA are to provide for the promotion of qualified officers; to provide for the elimination for failure of promotion and for the mandatory retirement or discharge due to age or total years service. The provisions of ROPA has its merits as well as its adverse effects in the Oklahoma National Guard, It has caused many of our officers to attend branch service schools and complete Army Extensions courses in order to qualify for unit or mandatory promotion. 17 OFFICER LOSSES DUE TO ROPA IN THE OKLAHOMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 1 January 1965 to 31 December 1966 Age 60 1 Second Non-Selection for Promotion 6 Total Years Service 1 Selected and transferred to USAR to accept promotion 7 Officers now serving under a promotion declination 8 Anticipated losses due to completion of Maximum Service during next 5 years 33 This office is of the opinion that no loss of efficiency in the command structure of the Oklahoma Army National Guard has resulted from the implementation of the provisions of ROPA up to this time. As of the end of the reporting period, four enlisted men in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, graduates of Officer Candidate School Class 10 and 11, hold Certificates of Eligibility for appointment to Second Lieutenant. These men will be appointed when their personal circumstances permit such action. The existing vacancies in officer positions in the Oklahoma Army National Guard are mostly in professional fields - doctors, dentists and chaplains. ENLISTED PERSONNEL DIVISION During the period 1 January 1965 to 31 December 1965, 4,292 individuals with no prior service enlisted in the Army National Guard. This increased the strength posture to the point that, upon Reorganization on 1 November 1965, the Army National Guard exceeded its Priority Aggregate Strength. The strength remained at a stabilized figure, since the majority of the personnel were men with military obligations. On 9 November 1966, a limitation was placed on the number of non-propr service men that could be enlisted. The Oklahoma Army National Guard was authorized to enlist 80 men in November 1966, 30 in December and 60 in January 1967. Due to the build-up of the Active Army for service in Vietnam, active duty training quotas for National Guard personnel have been quite small. As a result, 1,712 enlisted men in the Oklahoma Army National Guard are awaiting orders to active duty training. A quota of 471 spaces has been received for the month of January 1967, and the Department of Defense has assured the National Guard Bureau that quotas received through June 1967 will be sufficient to eliminate the backlog. 18 Approximately 7,130 enlisted men were discharged or became eligible for separation during this period. Reenlistments and extensions of enlistment, transfer to the Inactive National Guard, or separation of these enlisted men was as follows: NUMBER REASON 1130 Change of Residence 497 Enlisted in Regular Service 348 Incompatible Occupation 217 To accept Commission 212 To Enlist in another Reserve Component 90 Absence Without Official Leave Physical Disability- 197 Priority Induction into the Army 170 United States 646 Miscellaneous reason such as death, Minority fraudulent enlistment, etc 125 Transfer to the Inactive National Guard 3498 Reenlisted or extended present enlistment 7130 There were 7892 individuals who enlisted or reenlisted in the Oklahoma Army National Guard during this period, which resulted in a net gain of 762 men. Five-hundred-forty-two (542) Special Orders were issued during this period, containing from 1 to 93 paragraphs per order. These orders, pertaining to Officers, Warrant Officers and Enlisted Men, were for promotions, transfers, changes in duty assignment, details to service schools and Army Area schools, orders to active duty training and discharges from the Army National Guard. A Records Center was established for non-current files, records and publications. Several hundred thousand military service records are maintained on micro-film, some dating back before Statehood, in order to supply various Governmental agencies and private citizens with an official record of a former member's service. An average of 200 such statements are furnished monthly. Annual micro-filming of discharge records requires approximately 480 man hours. 19 One-thousand-one-hundred-thirty-five (1,135) monthly strength reports are received, tabulated, converted to IBM punch cards, and information transmitted to higher headquarters. Many additional reports pertaining to enlistment of personnel and active duty training are prepared monthly. Other reports are prepared pertaining to each units authorized and actual strength, service numbers assigned, equal opportunity and screening of individuals not available for active federal service. An Enlisted Military Occupation Specialty testing program, imposed by the Department of the Army, was administered to approximately 8,000 enlisted men twice during this period. These tests are designed to indicate the proficiency of the citizen soldier in his assigned Military Occupation Specialty number, and although reference material is in short supply and Active Army personnel function daily in their assigned MOS, as compared to a minimum of 16 hours monthly for a Guardsman, the Guardsman still compared favorably with the Active Army soldier. The Oklahoma Distinguished Service Medal, the Oklahoma Meritorious Service Medal, and the Guardsman Medal were awarded to 51 present and former members of the Army National Guard. In addition, a great number of members were awarded the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Long Service Medal, Marksmanship Badge and 100% Drill Attendance Badge. TECHNICIAN PERSONNEL DIVISION Technician Personnel are those employees of the Oklahoma Military Department whose salaries are paid wholly from Federal funds. All of these employees, both Army and Air National Guard technicians, must have a military status in the National Guard with a few exceptions such as steno or clerk typist positions. Each of the technician positions is authorized by a Technician Manning Document provided by the National Guard Bureau. Control of the number of authorized positions that may be filled is maintained by the Bureau providing a limited number of man days within which the positions may be filled. The technician positions are authorized and supported for the purpose of receipt, storing, issuing, maintaining and accounting for Federal property on loan to the State of Oklahoma from the Federal Government. In addition, other technicians are provided to handle the many various admin istrative details involved with membership in the National Guard. At the close of Calendar Year 1966, the State of Oklahoma was author ized 760 tehcnicians as follows: Approximately 75 Army National Guard technicians are employed in Oklahoma City. Approximately 70 Army National Guard technicians are employed in Norman and vicinity. Approximately 250 Army National Guard technicians are employed in towns throughout the State. All units in the State have one or more full time technicians. 20 Approximately 215 Air National Guard technicians are employed at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City. Approximately 150 Air National Guard technicians are employed at Tulsa Municipal Airport. At the beginning of Calendar Year 1965, the State was authorized 385 Army National Guard technician positions, but, due to shortage of man years and allotted funds, was only able to support approximately 340 positions. In November 1965, the Army National Guard was reorganized to support Selected Reserve Forces and was then authorized 402 positions under the new structure with 360 man years to support these positions. The man year and funding support has gradually increased because of Selected Reserve Forces until at the end of calendar year 1966 the State employed 387 Army technicians out of an authorized program of 414 positions. The Air National Guard technician program started calendar year 1965 with 337 positions supported. This program has increased to 350 positions at the end of calendar year 1966 due to minor reorganization changes. In addition, each of the two Air National Guard Bases is authorized 5 temporary Air technician positions through 30 June 1967 to support the Southeast Asia Airlift Mission assigned to the Air National Guard, The total amount of Federal funds expended during calendar year 1965 and 1966 to pay technician's salaries and the employee's share of Social Security Taxes (FICA) and retirement are as follows: CY 1965 CY 1966 Army National Guard 2,293,089 2,669,370 Air National Guard 2,336,560 2,659,475 TOTAL 4,629,649 5,328,845 Some of the major changes and accomplishments of the Technician Program during the 2 year period in addition to those previously discussed are: During January 1965 and January 1966, the wage board personnel (Blue Collar) were given hourly rate increases in accordance with establish ed Army/Air Force Wage Board surveys and schedules. This affected approxi mately 300 technicians. In November 1965 and July 1966, the classification act technicians (white collar) were given a general increase in salary as provided by Congress for Civil Service employees. These changes were approximately 4% each across the board and affected approximately 400 technicians. The Federal paid non-Guard employees (about 25) had been covered by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System since its beginning, however, technicians that were members of the Guard were not allowed to participate until a change in legislation permitted them to be included as of 1 August 1965. This was a major accomplishment and had a definite favorable impact upon the program. 21 In April 1966, a change in law required that a new with holding exemption certificate (W4) be obtained from each employee and pay recomputed for all personnel. During the school term of 1965-66, the Department participated in the Neighborhood Youth Corps Program and 7 enrollees were used for 10 hours per week. The summer vacation time allowed the enrollees to be utilized for 32 hours per week for 3 months and the Department increased its participation to employ 16 enrollees. Much advantage was received by the Department and the enrollees from this program. The added workload of Selected Reserve Force missions for the Army National Guard during the period 1 November 1965 to 30 June 1966 was a major morale factor. The technicians were required to work much overtime and almost all weekends without sufficient rest and relaxation time. 24 Army technicians have terminated in the period 1 July to 31 Dec ember 1966. Normal attrition rate is 5 to 7 a year. Replacement of these technicians presents a large problem which will increase due to the require ment that technicians be members of the National Guard and because a restrict ion on enlistment has now been placed on the Department. This requires that replacement technicians be obtained from personnel presently members of the Guard. Air technicians in flying status have been required to be placed on active duty orders in support of Southeast Asia missions so much that most of these missions are flown in a Leave Without Pay status from their technician positions. This is particularly true in the last 6 months of CY 1966. It is expected that the last 6 months of Fiscal Year 1967 will be accomplished with sufficient funds to pay technician salary costs. No problem: is seen in this area at this time. Further, based on presently available information, no major shortage is seen in technician positions required to accomplish presently assigned missions. MAIL AND PUBLICATIONS DIVISION The Mail and Publications Division furnishes routine mail service to all branches of The Oklahoma Military Department, to the Office of the Senior Army Advisor, to Headquarters, 45th Infantry Division, and to seven units of the 45th Infantry Division located in the General McLain Armory. This service includes all aspects of incoming and outgoing U. S. Mail service, Additionally, the Mail and Publications Division operates the repro duction center for the entire Military Department complex, reproducing the many State-developed blank forms used by all units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard in day-to-day operation, printing and distributing all General Orders, Special Orders, Letters, Bulletins, and all other printed media generated by the Military Department. One of the most vital operations of this Division is that of receiving requisitions for official National Guard Bureau and Department of the Army publications from all units of the Oklahoma National Guard, processing these requisitions thru established procedures to the appropriate Publi cations Center, and distributing incoming publications to using units in the field. 22 The Mail and Publications Division is manned by one officer and two enlisted men. Following is a partial listing of the production from this Division over the reporting period: Prepared and distributed 250 letters of instruction to units in the field, covering new and/or changed instructions relative to publications requisitioning/distributing procedures. Prepared and maintained in excess of 500 stock record files. Wrapped and mailed over 5,000 special banners and posters to units in the field. Correlated in excess of 2,000 items, varying in length from 2 pages to 300 pages per item. Received, unpacked, counted, stock-carded, warehoused, recount ed, repacked and mailed in excess of 1,800 shipments of publications. Received, edited, filled, packed and mailed in excess of 1300 requisitions for forms and/or publications. Expended approximately 850 man-hours distributing mail and publications to separate Sections in the Military Department, and approximately sixteen man-hours each month conducting liaison visits to units in the field, to improve services and facilities of the Branch. Expended approximately six man-hours daily, during the period, processing mail as follows: Letters Packages Incoming 221,430 4,380 Outgoing 253,000 7,843 Printed, using 1250 Multilith Machine, in excess of 21,000 single plates, to produce the General Orders, Special Orders, Letters, Memorandums, Bulletins, and the many special items generated by differ ent sections of the Military Department, INSPECTOR GENERAL DIVISION This Division inquires into and reports upon matters which pertain to the performance of the mission, state of discipline, efficiency and economy, by conducting inspections, investigations, surveys and studies as directed or as required by law or regulations. It advises other staff sections concerning matters noted during inspections and investigations, receives, investigates, and reports upon allegations, complaints, and grievances of individuals and agencies, and recommends remedial action to correct deficiencies noted in inspections or investigations. 23 A key function of this Division is that of investigating all claims against the State and Federal Governments arising out of accidents and/or injuries involving Guardsmen and civilians. With the increased number of drill assemblies required of our Selected Reserve Force units, the number of such claims has more than doubled that of previous years. The complete processing of these cases consumes hundreds of man-hours and require the services of highly trained and knowledgeable personnel. Because there are no State funds available to hire a qualified Inspector General, this Division has not been organized. Some of the more routine functions assigned to this Division are currently being performed by other staff sections as additional duties. The organization of the Inspector General Division and proper discharge of its assigned functions would improve the efficiency and overall operation of the Oklahoma Military Department. An appropriate request to provide for the activation of this Division has been included in our budget for the next fiscal year. 24 STATE FISCAL, PROPERTY, AND ARMORY MAINTENANCE The State Fiscal Section is responsible to the Adjutant General for all matters affecting State funds and/or Federal reimbursed funds that become available to the State Military Department* EXPENDITURES 1 Jan 65 - 31 Dec 66 CLASSIFICATION ARMY AIR TOTAL Personal Services $359,711*00 $164,453,77 $524,164*77 Active Duty 9,208.55 2,700.00 11,908.55 Travel 18,405.07 30.00 18,435.07 Telephone 54,340.37 20,093,87 74,434.24 Utilities 153,261,61 96,812.84 250,074.45 Rent 8,443.70 59,009.50 67,453.20 Contractual Services 62,133.61 6,087.76 68,221.37 Office Supplies 4,049.59 11.00 4,060*59 Janitor Supplies 5,610,69 7,065.58 12,676.27 Vehicle Supplies 4,526e91 4,526.91 Maintenance Supplies 65,101*68 29,425.52 94,527.20 Office Equipment 2,809,21 2,809.21 Vehicles (Trucks) 3,996.31 3,996.31 Other Equipment (Bins, 16,705,24 971.81 17,677.05 Lockers, Heater, Lawn- mowers, etc) Bond and Insurance Premiums 564*00 564.00 Memberships 3,104o40 3,104.40 Personnel Board Cost 1,389.44 1,389.44 Retirement-Employer 645.20 2,981.89 3,627.09 Improvement - Land 453.90 150.00 603.90 Improvement - Building 59,377„34 59,377,34 Social Security 12,006.47 6,443.82 18,450,29 Miscellaneous 3,359,49 3,359.49 Totals $849,203 0 78 $396,237.36 $1,245,441.14 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Appropriated Funds 881,575.30 Sale - Surplus Property 676.46 Sale - Surplus Buildings 16,286.36 Cash Funds 346,903.02 $1,245.441.14 25 CHART OF STATE PAID EMPLOYEES THE ADJUTANT GENERAL Administration 1 Male 3 Female Personnel Comptroller 3 Male 5 Female 1 Male 2 Female Information Publications 1 Male 1 Female 1 Male Training Armory Maintenance 1 Male 1 Female 15 Male * Okla City Air Base 11 Male ** Tulsa Air Base 10 Male *" Total Employees 57 (33 paid solely from State Appropriated Funds) * Three (3) armory maintenance personnel are covered by a Federal Reimbursement Contract and 75% of the cost is paid by the Federal government. ** All employees are covered by Federal Reimbursement Contracts and 75% of the cost is paid by the Federal government. 26 SERVICE CONTRACTS: Federal Reimbursement Service Contracts, between the Federal government and the State of Oklahoma, exist on Adjutant General's office facilities in Oklahoma City, State Maintenance office facilities at Norman, Aviation facilities at Norman, various Organizational Maintenance Shops located throughout the State, Oklahoma City Air Base and Tulsa Air Base, The operating and maintenance costs for these facilities are paid from State funds and reimbursed 75% by the Federal government. Reimbursement received by the State of Oklahoma, from the Federal government, for the period 1 January 65 - 31 December 66, is as follows: Army Installations $ 60,000.52 Air Installations 292,535.36 STATE ACTIVE DUTY: During times of natural disasters or as other wise directed by the Governor of Oklahoma or The Adjutant General, National Guard personnel are placed on a State Active Duty status, to perform the functions required* Costs incurred may be base pay, lodging, meals, gas oline and oil, or any combination thereof. When pay is involved the basis for computation is the base pay of the individual as determined by Federal military pay tables* The record of State Active Duty (other than for normal operation of the Adjutant General's office), for the period 1 January 65 - 31 December 66, is as follows: PURPOSE PLACE PERSONNEL PAY FOOD GAS & OIL TOTAL Flood Kingfisher 15 226.95 8.79 235.74 Flood Guthrie 29 489.74 489.74 Fire McCurtain Cy 93 1,083.97 122.05 1,206.02 Plane Crash Ardmore 60 634.94 634.94 President Visit Pryor 96 976.47 23.00 999.47 During November 66 election 120 National Guardsmen were called to State Active Duty to guard ballot boxes. The total cost involved was $5,601.62 ($4,953.65 for pay and $647.97 for food). Payment has not been made pending receipt of funds from the State Emergency and Contingency Fund. STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM: Effective 1 January 64 the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System was enacted, at which time all female employees of the Department became members. HQwever, based upon an Attorney Gen eral's opinion all male employees of the Department, who were members of the Oklahoma National Guard, were excluded from the System due to the entitlement of each member of the Guard to a military retirement at age 60, provided certain provisions are met. This section of the State Retirement law, which precluded members of the Oklahoma National Guard, was amended by the 30th Legislature, to include these individuals. Effec tive 1 August 65 approximately 650 male employees were taken into the System. All employees of the Department are now covered by the State Retirement System. At the present time approximately 700 federal paid employees of the Department are members of the System, however, due to limitation of employer contribution by the Federal government (maximum of 6%% less F.I.C.A.) the Attorney General has held that the State must support the difference be tween the employer contribution of 3% and the Federal contribution of 6%% less F.I.C.A. The 30th Legislature failed to appropriate funds for this 27 purpose, therefore, the Retirement System is currently carrying the Depart ment as an accounts reeeiveable. The current balance due the Retirement System is $18,364.73, and the estimated amount as of 30 June 67, will be approximately $45,000.00. A request has been made to the State Budget Director to ask the 31st Legislature to make a supplemental appropriation to cover this amount. Funding for FY 68 has been included in the Depart ment's FY 68 Budget Request, ARMORY BOARDS; In accordance with Title 44, Oklahoma Statutes, armory boards, consisting of Federally recognized National Guard Officers, are appointed by The Adjutant General, for the purpose of supervising the management of the armories, in accordance with State laws and directives of The Adjutant General. Where feasible, armory space is rented or leased to outside organizations or activities^ for the purpose of deriving income which in turn is used to help defray the utility and maintenance costs of the armories. This to some extent relieves the burden of the tax payers. Funds are deposited to the accounts of the local armory boards, in local banks, and are expended in accordance with laws and regulations. Monthly financial reports are submitted to The Adjutant General and funds are audited annually or more often if necessary. Income and expenditures for the period 1 January 65 - 30 November 66, are as follows: Balance as of 1 January 65 $ 4,331=97 Plus: Income 35,087.13 $39,419.10 Less: Expenditures: Telephone Expense $ 4,159.22 Utility Expense 8,517.38 Maintenance Expense 22,174.07 34,850.67 Balance as of 30 November 66 $ 49568.43 STATE PROPERTY; State property is that property which has been acquired by the Department through purchase or gift. Property is carried on record with the State Board of Public Affairs and is charged out to the various armory boards and other activities of the Department, During the period of this report progress has been made in reducing the inventory through droppage of items which are no longer economically useable or no longer required, and this practice will be continued so that the current inventory will consist of all required and useable items. BUILDING AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE - ARMY: Maintenance of Army buildings and facilities is performed by the Armory Maintenance Section, which operates with a crew of 14 personnel, skilled in different trades, and is responsible for the maintenance of approximately 140 buildings and other facilities located throughout the State. The majority of the main tenance work is accomplished by the Armory Maintenance crew, such as roof ing, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, locksmith, etc. Only the major jobs, which cannot be accomplished by the maintenance personnel, are contracted for under rules and regulations established by Central Purchasing. Some of the major projects accomplished during the period covered by this report are as follows: Re-roofing armories at Perry, Hominy, Duncan, Clinton, Ada, Oklahoma City 23rd Street, Holdenville and Atoka, 28 Major repair and/or modification projects at Oklahoma City Lincoln Park Armory, Hobart Armory, McAlester armory, and Adjutant General's Office, Improved armory office lighting in a number of armories by install ing 230 new fluorescent light fixtures. Improved armory facilities in a number of armories by replacing 36 urinals. Improved heating in several armories by installing over head heaters. Constant maintenance and repairs of some degree in all armories and facilities. Insufficient appropriated funds prohibits this Department from accomplishing any more than necessary maintenance and repair. Additional funds are urgently needed, particularly for the old W.P.A. armories, for modifications, re~wiring, re-plumbing^ etc. These W.P.A. armories are now 30 years old and require a great deal of maintenance. >rtage of funds makes it difficult to employee skilled labor, such as plumbers, locksmiths, electricians, carpenters^ etc. Additional funds would enable this Department to pay competitive wages and employee more people. Bjni£INGj^jDJ^IJLI^Y MAINTENANCE - AIR; Maintenance of Air build ings and facilities is performed by Service Contract employees (75% Federal - 25% State) as provided by the Federal Reimbursement Service Contracts which cover each of the 2 air bases. At the present time there are 7 employed for Okla City Air Base and 6 for Tulsa Air Base. STATE ARMORIES, BUILDINGS, ETC; Listed below are the armories, buildings, etc., which are under the supervision of the Adjutant General, reflecting date of acquisition, cost (Federal and State) and site val uations. A new armory was constructed at Wewoka, during the period covered by this report, and many of the old W.P.A. armories need replacing due to poor condition of the building or necessitated by many reorgani zations of the National Guard, since original construction. FY 68 funds are being requested of the Legislature to replace armories at Durant, Chandler and Edmond; and, to construct a new armory at Midwest City. New armory construction costs are supported 75% by the Federal government. A new Organizational Maintenance Shop was constructed at Altus, on the site of the recently completed new armory, and the old Organizational Maintenance Shop building was sold and the funds were utilized in con structing the new shop. NATIONAL GUARD FACILITIES PART I - ARMY NG CONSTR. FEDERAL STATE SITE TOTAL LOCATION DATE COST COST VALUATION COST CONDITION ARMORIES: Ada 1938 $ 73,804.00 $ 7,284.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 84,088.00 Fair Altus 1963 127,698.81 47,974.94 10,000.00 185,673.75 Good Alva 1938 46,739.00 4,990.00 1,000.00 52,729.00 Fair Anadarko 1938 72,826.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 76,826.00 Fair Ardmore 1937 98,393.00 6,213.60 1,000.00 105,606.60 Fair Atoka 1938 76,794.00 5,346.40 500.00 82,640.40 Fair Blackwell 1938 46,189.00 5,000,00 1,500.00 52,689.00 Fair Bristow 1954 63,187.50 21,062.50 2,500.00 86,750.00 Good Broken Arrow 1955 65,400.00 21,800.00 2,500.00 89,700.00 Good Chandler 1938 59,888.00 4,182.00 1,000.00 65,070.00 Fair Cherokee 1938 49,615.00 7,469.00 2,500.00 59,584.00 Fair Chickasha 1938 62,192c00 8,955.86 3,000.00 74,147.86 Fair Chilocco 1955 61,543.50 20,514.50 (Lease) 82,058.00 Good Claremore 1938 52,759.00 4,232.00 1,200.00 58,191.00 Fair no Clinton 1938 44,482.00 4,379.00 1,000.00 49,861.00 Fair Gushing 1938 55,562.00 2,968.00 1,500.00 60,030*00 Fair Duncan 1938 59,254.00 2,713.60 1,000.00 62,967.60 Poor Durant 1938 120,163.00 2,713.60 1,000.00 123,876.60 Fair Edmond 1937 53,675.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 57,675o00 Fair Enid 1938 1,08,823.00 13,057.20 2,500.00 124,380.20 Fair Eufaula 1938 48,553.40 3,658.00 2,190.00 54,401.40 Fair Fairfax 1955 63,846.00 21,282.00 3,000.00 88,128.00 Good Guthrie 1938 48,524.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 50,524.00 Fair Haskell 1938 40,536.00 1,991.00 400.00 42,927.00 Fair Healdton 1938 41,486.00 5,791.20 1,800.00 49,077.20 Fair Henryetta 1955 66,801.00 22,267.00 3,000.00 92,068.00 Good Holdenville 1938 68,311.00 3,500.00 1,500.00 73,311.00 Fair Hominy 1938 59,006.00 2,363.00 800.00 62,169.00 Fair Hugo 1938 48,449.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 50,449.00 Fair Idabel 1938 64,168.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 66,168.00 Fair CONSTR. FEDERAL STATE SITE TOTAL LOCATION DATE COST COST VALUATION COST CONDITION Kingfisher 1938 53,542.00 12,069.40 6,000.00 71,611.40 Fair Konawa 1938 50,820.00 3,834.00 1,000.00 55,654.00 Fair Lawton 1955 157,575.00 52,525.00 6,500.00 216,600.00 Good Madill 1957 74,518,08 24,839.36 2,500.00 101,857.44 Good Mangum 1938 45,216.00 2,828.40 2,000.00 50,044.40 Fair Marlow 1938 54,940.00 3,834.00 1,000.00 59,774.00 Fair McAlester 1938 61,929.00 4,713.60 3,000.00 69,642.60 Fair Minco 1938 47,200.00 7,399.20 3,500.00 58,099.20 Fair Muskogee 1938 104,048.00 6,591.20 5,000.00 115,639.20 Fair Norman Downtown 1938 47,037.00 7,719.00 2,500.00 57,256.00 Poor Okemah 1938 47,404.00 1,500.00 "1,500.00 50,404.00 Fair Okla City L.P. 1938 42,000.00 1,000.00 (Lease) 43,000.00 Fair Okla City 23rd St. 1938 250,000.00 (State) 250,000.00 Good Okla City Cap. Hill 1964 189,717.37 94,628.06 6,000.00 290,345.43 Good Okmulgee 1938 75,916.00 3,968.00 2,500.00 82,384.00 Fair Pawhuska 1938 54,950.00 2,418.00 1,000.00 58,368.00 Fair Pawnee 1938 71,982.00 1,544.00 1,250.00 74,776.00 Fair Perry 1938 54,381.00 3,213.60 1,500.00 59,094.60 Fair Ponca City 1955 63,158.25 21,052.75 5,000.00 89,211.00 Good Poteau 1955 65,804,25 21,934.75 3,500.00 91,239.00 Good Roff 1938 84,156.00 2,913.60 1,200.00 88,269.60 Fair Seminole 1954 65,526.75 21,842.25 4,000.00 91,369.00 Good Shawnee 1955 62,850.00 20,950.00 6,000.00 89,800.00 Good Stillwater 1938 65,449.00 3,591.00 2,000.00 71,040.00 Fair Stilwell 1955 64,116.00 21,372,00 2,500.00 87,988.00 Good Sulphur 1938 52,785.00 2,734.40 2,000.00 57,519.40 Fair Tahlequah 1938 46,456.00 1,211.00 1,000.00 48,667.00 Fair Tishomingo 1938 41,526.00 3,234.40 1,500.00 46,260.40 Fair Tonkawa 1938 53,942.00 2,342.00 750.00 57,034.00 Fair Vinita 1954 65,316.00 21,772.00 4,500.00 91,588.00 Good Wagoner 1938 58,849.00 1,679.00 750.00 61,278.00 Fair Watonga 1938 47,808.00 7,213.60 2,000.00 57,021.60 Fair Weatherford 1938 44,178.00 5,114.00 1,500,00 50,792.00 Fair Wetumka 1938 62,355.00 5,500.00 2,000.00 69,855,00 Fair Wewoka 1938 64,558.00 6,000.00 2,500.00 73,058.00 Poor Wewoka 1965 130,276.53 48,246.27 3,500.00 182,022.80 Good Woodward 1957 73,077.42 24,357.52 2,500.00 99,934.94 Good CONSTR. FEDERAL STATE SITE TOTAL LOCATION DATE COST COST VALUATION COST CONDITION EXPANDED VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDINGS Allen 1956 60,606.94 12,364.14 1,500.00 74,471.08 Good Elk City 1955 77,621.11 15,138.87 3,500.00 96,259.98 Good Hartshorne 1956 64,661,53 13,234.51 3,500.00 81,396.04 Good Hobart 1955 77,157.32 15,345.94 5,000.00 97,503.26 Good Hollis 1956 67,262.28 10,978.76 3,000.00 81,241.04 Good Miami 1956 76,875.37 13,724.19 5,000.00 95,599.56 Good Norman N. Campus 1957 86,052.63 17,221.87 (Lease) 103,274.50 Good Nowata 1956 74,694.02 13,724.21 4,000.00 93,418.23 Good Pauls Valley 1956 71,064.07 13,482.69 4,000,00 88,546.76 Good Sapulpa 1956 73,457.81 13,794.98 5,000.00 92,252.79 Good Walters 1956 79,071.86 15,002.62 3,000.00 97,074.48 Good CITY-STATE OWNED ARMORY El Reno 1955 99,000.00 185,052.00 * (Lease) 284,052.00 Good TULSA COUNTY CM CO OWNED ARMORIES Sperry 1938 80,000.00 (Lease) 80,000.00 Fair Tulsa Downtown 1938 250,000.00 (Lease) 250,000.00 Fair MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDINGS Henryetta 1954 22,996.07 7,665.35 30,661.42 Poor Lawton 1955 26,457.75 8,819.25 35,277.00 Good McAlester 1948 20,500.00 2,000.00 22,500.00 Good Okla City L.P. 1949 36,433,00 36,433,00 Good Okla City 23rd St. 1951 43,216.26 2,592.98 45,809.24 Good Seminole 1954 16,081.50 5,360.50 21,442,00 Good Stillwater 1948 21,200,00 2,000.00 23,200.00 Good CONSTR. FEDERAL STATE SITE TOTAL LOCATION DATE COST COST VALUATION COST CONDITION ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOPS Altus 1964 41,229.36 41,229.36 Good Ardmore 1961 35,074.14 35,074.14 Good Edmond 1961 41,248.45 10,000.00 51,248.45 Good Enid 1961 31,504,00 31,504.00 Good Lawton 1955 26,000.00 26,000.00 Good MISCELLANEOUS fc. BUILDINGS Norman (State Maint) 1953 304,953.85 (Lease) 304,953.85 Good Norman (Cone Site) 1954 22,133.00 (Lease) 22,133.00 Good Norman (Parts Whse) 1958 38,704.00 (Lease) 38,704.00 Good Norman (Avn Hangar) 1960 108,232.20 (Lease) 108,232.20 Good Okla City (Arsenal) 192 40,000.00 (State) 40,000.00 Fair Okla City (AGO) 193 22,550.00 45,750.00 (State) 68,300.00 Fair Okla City (Whse) 1951 44,761.00 2,685.66 (State) 47,446.66 Good Okla City 23rd St. 1949 38,500.00 2,000.00 (State) 40,500.00 Good TOTAL $6,243,330.38 $1,774,332.28 $199,340.00 $8,217,002.66 CO CO PART II - AIR NG Okla City $ 2,390,905.00 $ 9,087.50 (Lease) $ 2,399,992.50 Good Tulsa 1,700,854.00 (Lease) 1,700,854.00 Good TOTAL $ 4,091,759.00 $ 9,087.50 $ 4,100,846.50 GRAND TOTAL $10,335,089.38 $1,783,419.78 $199,340.00 $12,317,849.16 * Includes City contribution of $152,052.00 INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS INFORMATION. The Information and Public Relations Section is under the direct supervision of The Adjutant General. The basic responsibility of this section is to create and maintain favorable public relations for the Military Department and all Army and Air elements of the Oklahoma National Guard. Functions include the following: Assist and advise news media. Receive and distribute information, publicity and recruiting mater i a Is. Prepare and distribute news releases and photographs. Maintain contact with civic and community organizations. Respond to external inquiries for information. Maintain publicity and National Guard historical files. ORGANIZATION. Due to the shortage of State funds it has not been possible to organize the Public Relations Section as a separate unit. For this reason, only token public relations activities have been possible heretofore. Additional State funds, which would permit the hiring of a professionally qualified employee and the organization of the Public Re lations Section, have been included in our budget request for fiscal year NEWS RELEASES. Numerous news releases with biographical sketches and photographs of personnel involved were prepared and furnished news papers, radio and television stations covering all important events and key personnel changes in the Oklahoma National Guard. Outstanding support has been received from civic organizations, press, radio and TV during this period. Our relationship has been most favorable. OFFICIAL COMMAND PHOTOGRAPHS. Photographs of Oklahoma National Guard commanders were taken and furnished each headquarters and unit for official Chain-of-Command display. DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION MATERIALS. Large quantifies of information, publicity and recruiting materials, including billboards, posters, pamph lets, decals, mats, speeches, fact sheets, films, filmstrips, and records, regularly furnished by the National Guard Bureau, were received and distri buted to units of the Oklahoma National Guard. LOAN OF VEHICLES TO POST OFFICE. For several years, with National Guard Bureau approval, units of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard have loaned trucks to the Post Office Department to assist with the Christmas mail rush. Fifty-eight trucks were loaned in 1965 and 42 in 1966. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS. This section assisted materially in the awards and decorations program in which selected individuals and unfts received certain National, Army, State and other awards and honors. Individual State decorations include the Oklahoma Guardsman Medal, Oklahoma Meritorious Service Medal, Oklahoma Distinguished Service Medal, and the Oklahoma Dis tinguished Service Cross. National, Army and State unit awards include the Eisenhower Trophy, National Guard Bureau Award for Efficiency in Main tenance, Fourth US Army Commander's Unit Maintenance Award, Armor Leadership Award, Major General Roy W. Kenny Award, Brigadier General Ross H. Routh Award, and Marksmanship Trophies. These awards and decorations are presen ted each year by the Governor and other dignitaries during the Governors 34 Day Review ceremonies at the 45th Infantry Division's summer camp. The Eisenhower Trophy, awarded each calendar year by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, to the most outstanding company-sized unit in the Army National Guard in each state, was won by Company A, 2d Bat talion, 279th Infantry, Wewoka, in 1964 and 1965, and the trophies were presented in 1965 and 1966. The National Guard Bureau Award for Efficiency in Maintenance, given, each calendar year to the company-sized support-type unit of the Oklahoma Army National Guard that achieves the highest rating in the area of the Command Maintenance Management Inspections pertaining to unit maintenance of assigned equipment, was won in 1965 by Head quarters and Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 189th Artillery, Enid, and in 1966 by Troop D, 1st Squadron, 145th Cavalry, Marlow. The Fourth U.S. Army Commander's Unit Maintenance Award is made to the combat-type, company-sized unit of the Oklahoma Army National Guard which has "conscientiously, diligently and continuously maintained assigned equipment to the highest standard" during the period I May - 30 April of each year. Troop C, now Troop D, Isf'Squadron 145th - Cava Iry, Marl 6 w/ wonrt'he awa'rd, i n r.|.'965J ''"and Battery B, 1st Battalion 158th Artillery, Duncan, won in 1966. The Armor Leadership Award, given each calendar year by the Com manding General, U.S. Continental Army Command, to the outstanding Tank Company or Cavalry Troop in the 45th Infantry Division, has been won by Troop D (formerly Troop C) 1st Squadron 145th Cavalry, Marlow (formerly Troop C, 2d Reconnaissance Squadron, 245th Armor), every year since 1961, when the award was first established. The Major General Roy W. Kenny Award, named in honor of the for mer Adjutant General of Oklahoma, was established in 1965 and provides for a plaque to be awarded to each unit of the Oklahoma Army National Guard which, since I January 1958, has been rated Superior for eight consecutive years on the Annual Genera! Inspection conducted by the U.S. Army. No unit has qualified for the award through The Brigadier General Ross H. Routh Award, established in 1965 and named for the former US Property and Fiscal Officer and Assistant Ad jutant General of Oklahoma, is awarded to each unit of the Oklahoma Army National Guard which, since I January 1956, has been rated Superior on ten consecutive Reports of Audit conducted by the US Property and Fiscal Officer for Oklahoma. The first awards were made in 1965 to the following units: Troop C (now D), 1st Squadron 145th Cavalry, AAarlow; Battery B, 1st Battalion 160th Artillery (now Company B, 1st Battalion 279th Infantry), Haskell; Battery A, 2d Battalion !89th Artillery, Woodward; and Battery B, 2d Battalion 189th Artillery, Cherokee. Headquarters and Company A, 120th Medical Battalion, Oklahoma City, won the award in !966. In marksmanship, the Rifle Team of Company B, 2d Battalion 179th Infantry, Miami, won the 1965 State, Fourth Army and National team trophy in the Chief, National Guard Bureau's Indoor Rifle Matches. The Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron won 35 the State pistol team trophy in the 1966 Chief, National Guard Bureau's Indoor Pistol Matches. This section prepared and processed the diplomas for the State Officer Candidate Schoo1 graduates; Certificates of Appointment for all Army and Air National Guard organizational commanders; commendations; citations; letters of appreciation and other individual and unit recognitions. GOVERNORS DAY REVIEW. This section assisted materially in the selec tion, invitation, and arrangements for the travel, by Oklahoma Air National Guard aircraft, and other means, the reception, housing, program and enter tainment of the distinguished visitors, news media representatives and other guests and visitors, during the Governors Day Review activities held each year during the 45th Infantry Division's summer camp at Fort Chaffee, Ark ansas. SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION ACTIVITIES. The State Headquarters informafion personnel work with the 45th Infantry Division information section, assisted by selected unit correspondents and attached Army Reservists, during summer camps. The results in publicity and public relations were outstanding. Their combined activities and output included, in 1966: Publication of a daily troop newspaper^, and delivery to men in the field; preparation and dispatching over 100 news and special stories and over 500 pictures to home town newspapers; preparation of special stories with pictures for 5 trade journals; making an average of 30 daily, live, telephoned news reports to newspapers, radio and TV stations, including calls twice daily to AP and UPI; receipt and return of taped news reports from 25 radio stations; preparation of seven 15-minute special readio programs; shooting over 3000 feet of TV film received from all 10 Oklahoma TV stations and 2 out-of-state stations; hosting four noted feature news writers and photographers; preparation of a special story for THE NATIONAL GUARDSMAN MAGAZINE; and the preparation of the parade narrative and program. NATIONAL GUARD PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS. Three Oklahoma Guardsmen won prizes in the Second Annual National Guard Bureau - National Guard Associ ation Photo Contest which was judged in October 1966, and open to entries from all 50 States. Chief Warrant Officer George F. Tapscott, of the State Headquarters information section, won best of show, black and white category, for which he received national recognition, $150 in cash, and had his prize- winning photograph published in Life Magazine. First prize winners Included Sergeant Thomas W, House, member of the 45th Division information section, for his Army Aviation photo and Private James W. Nay, Battery C, 1st Bat talion, 158th Artillery, Enid, for his Army Artillery photo. PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL EVENTS. National Guard personnel, equipment and/or transportation regularly participated in or assisted in special activities, such as Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Statehood Day, Scout-O-Rama, fairs, military funerals, parades, speeches. VIETNAM CASUALTY LISTS. Copies of Vietnam Casualty Lists, regularly furnished this department by Department of Defense, are further distributed to the Oklahoma State Veterans Department and the Oklahoma State Library, and are available to veterans organizations and others. 36 STAFF VISITS. Under the program of monthly staff visits to 4 National Guard units/armories, instituted by The Adjutant General in 1966, the information officer includes visits to area newspapers, radio and TV stations. INFORMATION CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS. The State Information Officer attended the 1965 and 1966 Information Officers Conferences held at Fourth U. So Army Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, to which all U. S. Army installation, National Guard and Army Reserve Information Officers were invitedc With the Information Officer, 45th Infanty Division, he participated in the 1965 National Guard Public Information Work shop held in connection with the National Guard Association Conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Three Oklahoma National Guard officers attend ed the 2-day National Guard Information Workshop which was held in Washington, D. C in November 1966„ A friendly and cooperative re lationship exists and is maintained between the State Information Office and information offices at the U. S. Army Artillery & Missile Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fourth U. S. Army; and the National Guard Bureau. INTELLIGENCE. The Intelligence Section supervises and coordinates activities pertaining to military intelligence, to include responsi bility for the State personnel security program; processing of requests for security investigations and clearances; maintenance of security records and files; safeguarding classified documents and weapons; in telligence and counterintelligence training; and procurement and dist ribution of military maps and photos. STATUS OF SECURITY CLEARANCES. The processing of requests for personnel security investigations and clearances for SECRET and TOP SECRET continued at the high rate of about 200 cases per month until recently. These originate in the National Guard units and are for warded to this office, then to Fourth U. S. Army and the U. S, Army Intelligence Command, and returned through the same channels, and take an average of 2 1/2 months for SECRET and 4 months for TOP SECRET. Practically all the TOP SECRET and SECRET clearances required before mobilization and about 907. of those required after mobilization have been completed or are in process. Cryptographic clearances for the few special individuals who will be working with communications codes and cipher devices are being processed. SECURITY INSPECTIONS. Intelligence and security items and activities in each headquarters and unit are inspected annually by Fourth U. S. Army inspectors, and this office and certain commands of the 45th In fantry Division undergo special security inspections. Intelligence staff officers of this and 45th Infantry Division headquarters make periodic visits to and inspections of units of the division. INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS CONFERENCE. Intelligence Officer attended the 2-day Fourth U0 S. Army Intelligence Officers Conference held in San Antonio, Texas, in 1965 and 1966. Contact is maintained with in telligence personnel of other military services and nearby military insta llations. MAPS AND PHOTOS. This section obtained and distributed the mili tary maps and photos for the use of the 45th Infantry Division and the State Headquarters during summer camp training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, as well as for special exercises and home station training. RECRUITING, The Recruiting Officer is responsible to The Adjutant General for supervising and coordinating the State Recruiting Program so that sufficient personnel are procured to fill each unit to authorized strength, and to replace normal losses. Recruiting activities consisted mainly in the procurement and distribution of information and recruiting materials, such as printed matter and films: reception, orientation and referral of prospects who contacted this office in person, by telephone or by mail, to appropriate units of the 45th Infantry Division; coordina tion with recruiting personnel of other Armed Forces; and delivery of speeches to audiences containing eligible young men. 38 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING The Operations and Training Section is responsible for planning, organization, coordination, and evaluation of the Oklahoma Army National Guard operations and training program. Functions include the following: Administers the Army National Guard Service School: Receives service school applications and secures quota and authority for attendance from National Guard Bureau and Headquarters, Fourth US Army; Causes official orders to be published detailing the individual to proceed to the school. Administers the State Range Firing Program: Secures leases on real estate; Coordinates construction and repair of ranges; Coordinates scheduling of range firing. Supervises and administers the National Guard portion of the Oklahoma Disaster Relief Plan and implements State level alerts. Plans and coordinates the training of the State Officer Candidate School. Maintains liaison with Headquarters, Fourth US Army at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, relative to training matters. The training mission of the National Guard is two fold, the mission is divided into responsibilities to and for the State and to and for the Federal Government. The State mission is to provide units organized, trained and equipped, which will under competent orders of Federal or State authorities provide protection of life and property and preserve peace, order and public safety. The Federal mission is to provide units and trained personnel with sufficient and suitable equipment, capable and ready for mobilization in time of war or National emergency to support the Armed Forces of the United States. To accomplish these missions the Oklahoma Army National Guard has been divided into what is referred to as the Selected Reserve Force Units and the Reinforcing Reserve Units. All the Selected Reserve Force Units (commonly called SRF) and the Reinforcing Reserve Units are part of the 45th Infantry Division. The only other Army National Guard unit in the State is the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment which is classified as an Immediate Reserve Unit. During the training year all of these units, regardless of category, are required to participate in forty-eight training assemblies at home station as well as fifteen days Annual Field Training, generally at an Active Army Installation In addition to these forty-eight training assemblies the Selected Reserve Force Units are required to participate in ten extra training assemblies per year. These units may be authorized up to twenty-four additional training assemblies for a yearly total of seventy two. The Selected Reserve Force Units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard have generally been authorized seventy training assemblies for the training year starting 1 July 1966 thru 30 June 1967. The Selected Reserve Force Units were selected and started accelerated training in November 1965. Because of the situation in Vietnam, and other troubled areas, early in 1965 the Department of Defense found that in order to meet the demanding commitments of the Active Army, that it must in some way create an additional strategic reserve which could react on short notice and be readily available to assist, if needed, in the protection of our 39 country. Many possibilities existed. Two of these were: One, to mobilize a large number of Army Reserve and National Guard Units, train and equip them while on active duty and thus have them ready for deployment; or two, a selected group of Army Reserve and National Guard units could be authorized additional equipment, additional training assemblies, and 100% manning in personnel which, hopefully, could allow them to reach the state of readiness at home station to accomplish the strategic reserve mission. The decision was made to use the second course of action and the Selected Reserve Force was created in November 1965. The State of Oklahoma was asked to organize a divisional brigade, an artillery battalion, and six company sized supporting units as a part of this Selected Reserve Force. This grouping of units was to have been a part of the overall Selected Reserve Force, nationwide, consisting of three Infantry Divisions, six Separate Infantry Brigades, one Armored Cavalry Regiment, and 288 miscellaneous Combat to Combat Support Units. The Governor of Oklahoma, through The Adjutant General, accepted the mission early in November 1965 and the training was started the latter part of that same month. The accelerated training program was put into effect, equipment arid personnel were transferred, and the mission was well under way in 1965. During the month of June 1966 during Annual Field Training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, the tactical units were administered battalion level Army Training Tests and supporting company sized units were administered company level tests. All Oklahoma units successfully passed these tests. During this same general period Selected Reserve Force Units across the Nationr. were given the same tests. 88.3% of all units nationwide passed the tests. The constituted strategic reserve was a fact, this was done without mobilizing a single National Guard or Army Reserve Unit! The Reinforcing Reserve Units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, that is, those units of the 45th Infantry Division not designated as Selected Reserve Force, have performed training under reasonably normal circumstances during the calendar years 1965 and 1966. While these units have been at reduced strength (50% of the strength authorized like active Army units) and have been authorized very minimal equipment, their training has been very good. By judicious scheduling of the use of available equipment and by exercising American ingenuity, this accomplishment in training has been possible. The Non-Selected Reserve Force Units have been hampered to a large degree, since the Selected Reserve Force Units were established, by by the fact that new enlistees in Non-Selected Reserve Force Units were not allowed to enter the "four and one-half to six months active duty for training" program. It is during this active duty training period that recruits are given Basic Combat Training. This problem was brought about by the fact that all available spaces in active Army Training Centers were being used by recruits (non-prior service personnel) from Selected Reserve Force Units and the Active Army. It seems apparent that this problem will be solved early in 1967 and spaces will be allotted to Non-Selected Reserve Force Units in sufficient numbers to allow the complete backlog to be trained, or at least be under going training by May 1967. Each year the Active Army, specifically Headquarters, Fourth US Army at Fort Sam Houston, Texas evaluates the performance of all Army National Guard units both administratively and in the field of training. These adminis trative evaluations are accomplished during what is referred to as the Annual General Inspection. These Annual General Inspections are made by Active Army 40 officers^ specifically qualified in their fields. The results are published for each individual unit and that unit is required to reply as to the actions taken to correct deficiences noted during the Inspection. The units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard were given ratings as follows: for 1965, 22 units received Superior, 47 units received Excellent, 17 units received Satisfactory, and 2 units received Unsatisfactory, for 1966, 24 units received Superior, 49 units received Execellent, 15 units received Satisfactory, with no units given Unsatisfactory. The training evaluations are made by an evaluation team during the Annual Field Training period. Annual Field Training ratings for 1965 were awarded as follows: 14 units Superior and 74 units Excellent. During Annual Field Training 1966 the training was planned to accomplish the Selected Reserve Force Unit goals. The majority of the Non-Selected Reserve Force Units were requested to support the Selected Reserve Force Units training program. Each objective and training goal was accomplished in a very effective manner. Through the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Federal funds are provided to allow officers and enlisted men to attend Active Army Service Schools to further their military education. The numbers of officers and enlisted men attending service schools during 1965 and 1966 are as shown below. 1965 1966 Officer Branch 73 135 Officer Refresher Course 68 30 Officer Special Tours 276 544 Nuclear Weapons -'ENTAC 6 17 Special Courses - EM 240 350 Aviation 19 49 NCO 18 125 TOTAL 690 1250 During the last two years the Army National Guard has been faced with the possibility of being merged with the Army Reserve. The initial plan for merger was conceived by the Secretary of Defense and was based on the thinking that only certain units were needed to support military contingency plans on the National level. The principal impact of this plan on the Army National Guard of Oklahoma was the fact that, under the plan, the 45th Infantry Division would cease to exist as a Division. In its place the State of Oklahoma would have a separate brigade, along with certain Army Reserve units which would be converted to Army National Guard units. Largely because of the opposition of Congress to the overall plan, the Secretary of Defense suspended action on this merger plan. The State of Oklahoma, through the office of the Governor and the Legislative Body in Congress, has objected to that part of the plan which calls for the elimination of the 45th Infantry Division. No information is available as to the present status of this plan. ADDITIONAL TRAINING AREAt Several months ago a proposed plan for making approximately 27,000 acres of the Camp Gruber Reservation available to the Oklahoma Military Department was submitted by The Adjutant General of Oklahoma. This plan has the full support of the Chief, National Guard Bureau and the Oklahoma Congressional Members. However, it has not received final approval as ©f this date. This area is urgently needed. It is the only place where the 45th Infantry Division can conduct Brigade level exercises, which have been directed by higher headquarters, without traveling prohibitive distances. Sufficient usable area is not available at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas or Fort Sill, Oklahoma. If this land can be acquired it will result in a great saving in time and money and would contribute substantially to the improved proficiency of the entire 45th Infantry Division. 41 OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL The Oklahoma Army National Guard Officer Candidate School was organ ized in 1956 under the provisions of authority contained in National Guard Regulation Number 46. General Order Number 32, Headquarters Oklahoma National Guard, dated 19 November 1956 gave official birth to the Oklahoma Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. Accreditation was granted by the Chief, National Guard Bureau on 7 February 1957 and OCS Class One began training on 2 March 1957. The mission of the Oklahoma Army National Guard Officer Candidate School is to provide qualified and selected enlisted men and Warrant Officers of the Oklahoma Army National Guard and of the United States Reserve with a highly effective program of instruction and training which will qualify them for commissioning as Second Lieutenants. The prime source of junior officers for the 45th Infantry Division is the Oklahoma Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. To support its mission the OCS has as its objectives the following: To make maximum utilization of the facilities of the school to produce as many officers as applicants will afford, with high standards of leadership, personality and training in military fundamentals. To continuously provide an effective means of teaching the basic military subjects found in the special Reserve Component Officer Candid ate Schools of the Combat Arms and those supplementary subjects believed necessary for the newly commissioned officer in his role as a leader of men. To develop in the Officer Candidates a sense of duty and respon sibility, the qualities of leadership, integrity, loyalty and those other attributes and abilities required of an officer in the Armed Forces of his State and his Country. To provide the necessary motivation for the continuing fulfill ment of the duties of an officer in the Oklahoma Army National Guard and in the United States Army Reserve. Operation of the OCS is a responsibility of The Adjutant General of Oklahoma. He has appointed an Academic Board consisting of seventeen officers to assist him in performing this mission. A full-time Command ant and Administrative Technician are employed to administer the program within guidelines prescribed by appropriate regulations. Both these employees are paid from Federal funds. The Commandant is the full-time administrator of the State Officer Candidate School and as such performs a wide varity of duties relative to the administration of the school, procurement of supplies and equipment and training of candidates. The Commandant develops, coordinates, and publishes all guidance material required for efficient administration of the school, to include such items as regulations, statements of policy, Standing Operating Procedure operations plans and administrative orders. He arranges for the preliminary testing and screening^of potential candidates. Formulates 42 and recommends admission requirements, academic performance criteria and leadership standards. Maintains academic, leadership and personal history files on all candidates. Exercises vigilance on the progress of each candidate, providing him with advice and assistance when necessary. The Commandant supervises the conduct of all academic and leadership training. In this connection, he prepares and distributes informational material such as training schedules, meeting schedules and revisions to guidance material. From Army National Guard units of the State, obtains instructors and tactical officers for assignment to specialized areas of the faculty. Conducts faculty orientation and training prior to the first class of the year. Distributes instructional material to the academic staff, and reviews their lesson plans and course procedures for compliance with training aims and needs. Constructs or procures additional instructional material such as training aids, which are not provided by normal procurement sources. Conducts a continuous appraisal of training methods and their effect upon the training program and recommends modification or revision of the program based upon this evaluation. Further, the Commandant arranges for billeting, messing, drill and parade, instructional and medical facilities for all candidates and faculty, both at academic weekends and field training. Supervises all required transportation, recreation, religious and laundry services and insures proper payment of personnel. The Administrative Technician serves as a clerical assistant to the OCS Commandant. Prepares and types a variety of material such as corres pondence, reports, records, training schedules, and other training material Sorts, arranges, and files a variety of material such as corres pondence, reports, directives, and publications. Maintains files of training and instructional material and publications. Periodically reviews files to insure that they are complete and current and the obsolete material is removed. As requested, locates material in files. Maintains individual academic and training records containing data such as attendance, test scores, tactical officer evaluations, etc. Maintains and issues items of school property such as weapons, individual and organizational equipment, beds and bedding, etc. Obtains and issues training materials, films, aids, charts and other material required for the conduct of training. To date, 515 students have successfully completed the OCS course of instruction. Of these, 34 were members of the United States Army Reserve. The biggest single effort was Class Eleven, which graduated 231 officers. This class was special in several ways, not only the largest, but it was set up to run for only six months with all training accelerated to meet this schedule. Class Eleven graduated 26 June 1966. Of the 224 Army National Guard Officers graduated and assigned during the past two years, their branch assignments were: Infantry 89, Armor 31, Artillery 41, Adjutant General Corps 5, Transportation Corps 4, Quartermaster Corps 4, Medical Service Corps 11, Ordance Corps 11, Engineers 19, Military Police 3 and Signal Corps 6. 43 There is currently a concerted effort underway to enlist male college sophomores attending colleges that do not have a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) into the relatively new National Guard Non-ROTC College Commissioning Plan, Through this plan a man is trained to qualify for a commission at the same time he is attending college. As he completes his senior year in college, the individual also completes his training for becoming an officer in the National Guard, Although the participant must undergo basic individual training, it is scheduled so that this active duty training does not interfere with his college work. We now have 60 men training under this program. Each Officer Candidate School Class has two periods of active duty training of 15 days each and 10 weekend training assemblies„ Although the fifteen days of active duty for Class Number Nine was conducted at Fort Sill, Classes Ten, Eleven and Twelve will conduct all their training, including the 15 day periods of active duty, at the Lincoln Park Training Facility in Oklahoma City, One hundred students and the necessary support personnel can be accomodated in our present facilities which now includes a complete fixed station mess hall. In the past two years there have been a good many changes which have materially improved the Oklahoma Army National Guard Officer Candidate School and its ability to perform its mission. The school is now operated as a State school rather than a 45th Division School, a new Academic Board composed mainly of commanders rather than staff officers has been appointed, a new Commandant and a new Administrative Technician have been hired and the school objectives have been realigned to more completely meet the needs of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Physical improvements include remodeling the vehicle maintenance building for a classroom and mess hall, paving of the parking area, construction of a concrete wash area with overhead cover and a redwood fence for the mess hall, installed three mercury vapor lamps for security, repair or replace the roof of the headquarters building of the training facility and covering the floors in the classroom and billet areas with tile. State funds expended during the period 1 January 1965 to 31 December 1966 were: remodeling, $8633.83; maintenance $1605,29; programs, insignia, and related items $717.03; utilities, $2449,96. The most needed improvement left to obtain is air-conditioning for the OCS classroom. With this improvement our facility would be second to none in the nation. 44 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FLIGHT ACTIVITIES The Oklahoma Army National Guard Flight Activities was organized on 31 May 1966 to provide aircraft maintenance, flight training and standardization, synthetic flight training, aircraft dispatch, and scheduling and control of flight training for all aviators and aviation elements of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. PERSONNEL: The organization of the Oklahoma Army National Guard Flight Activities is indicated on the chart labeled Army National Guard Flight Activities Personnel. Please see page AIRCRAFT: Aircraft assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard are as follows: Fixed Wing Rotary Wing 01A "Birddog" 6 each OH-13 "Sioux" 1 each U6A "Beaver" 3 each OH-23 "Raven" 9 each UH-10 "Chickasaw" 4 each AVIATORS: The Oklahoma Army National Guard has a total of 51 aviators. These aviators are authorized to fly types of aircraft as indicated below: Rotary Wing and Fixed Wing Rated 32 Rotary Wing Rated Only 13 Fixed Wing Rated Only 6 The following special projects have been accomplished by the Flight Activities in addition to regular flights and duties: Ferry aircraft to Wichita, Kansas 1 T01D for modification for Vietnam use 3 01A Picked up aircraft at: Boise, Idaho 1 OH-23 Stockton, California 1 OH-13 Fort Rucker, Alabama 4 UH-19 Conducted Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) qualifying schools for approximately 30 Crew Chiefs and Mechanics assigned to the 45th Infantry Division. Transported Governor Bellmon and Major General Daugherty (Ret) to Wewoka, Oklahoma, for National Guard Armory Dedication. 1 U6A 2 UH-19 Transported 2 aircraft loads of new-born fish from North Carolina to Oklahoma for the Fish and Game Department to stock lakes. 1 U6A each trip Transported photographer to photograph State Lodges for the Oklahoma Industrial Park Department (Lodge Division). 1 OH-23 Provided transportation for Civil Defense to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to pick up Civil Defense radios. 1 U6A 45 Transported CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR winner, First Lieutenant Jack C Montgomery, and 4 color guards to Sheridan, Wyoming, to partici pate in Indian Days Celebration. 2 U6 A Flew CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR winner, Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Childers to McAlester, Oklahoma, 1 U6 A Provided 2 flights for test conducted by the Meteorological Branch of the U. S. Weather Bureau. 2 OH-2 3 Provided aircraft support for Department of Wild Life Deer Hunt at U. S, Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlester, Oklahoma, on three occasions. 2 OH-23 each scheduled hunt Transported National Guard Bureau and 4th U. S. Army personnel from Will Rogers World Airport to Capitol Heliport to participate in 4th U. S. Army Area Aviation Conference. 4 UH-19 3 trips each Provided transportation for National Guard Bureau personnel to inspect Camp Gruber near Muskogee, Oklahoma, 3 UH-19 2 OH-23 Transported Major General Greenlief from University of Oklahoma- University of Nebraska Football Game, Norman, to Will Rogers World Airport. 1 UH-19 Flew survey mission for lake site at Slippery Falls for Boy Scouts, 1 OH-13 Provided transportation for Saudia Arabia Dignitaries from Tinker Air Force Base to Owen Stadium, Norman, and return to Tinker Air Force Base. Dignitaries consisted of: Chief of Staff Minister of Defense Quartermaster General Director of Military Training Flight Activity Commander served two months as National Guard Project Officer for Airport Accident Prevention Survey, Washington, D. C. Flight Activity Commander participated in 5th U. S. Army Area Aviation Safety Conference, Kansas City, Kansas. Provided 2 aircraft for search for lost person. 2 OH-23 The following Technical Training has been received by Flight Activity Personnel since 31 May 1965: Flight Operations Specialists Course, Ft Rucker, Ala 1 Enlisted Man1 Flight Simulator Operation and Maintenance, Ft Rucker, Ala 1 Enlisted Man1 Number 1 Graduate (Honor Student) in each class 46 UH-19 Maintenance Training, Ft Rucker, Ala 4 Enlisted Men UH-19 Maintenance Training, Sharpe AAF, Calif 2 Enlisted Men UH-19 Maintenance Training, Eagle Mountain AAF, Tex 2 Enlisted Men Avionics Field Maintenance Course, Ft Eustis, Va 1 Enlisted Man Fixed Wing Technical Inspection Course, Ft Eustis, Va 1 Enlisted Man UH-19 Instructor Pilots Course, Sharpe AAF, Calif 2 Officers NG Fixed Wing Standardization Course, Ft Stewart, Ga 1 Officer Aviation Staff Officers Course, Ft Rucker, Ala 1 Officer AIRCRAFT HOURS: Aircraft assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard have flown a total of 9,530 hours since 31 May 1965. In addition, 814 hours were flown on borrowed aircraft, giving a grand total of 10,344 hours flown. 30,286 man hours have been expended in maintaining aircraft assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard, for an average of 2.94 maintenance hours per aircraft hour. This compares to a national average of 4.14 maintenance hour per aircraft hour. AIRCRAFT AVAILABLE FOR ANNUAL FIELD TRAINING: Due to the shortage of assigned aircraft, the Flight Activity has borrowed the following aircraft for use at Annual Field Training. 4 OH-13 from Fort Sill, Oklahoma 8 OH-13 from Fort Hood, Texas 2 CH-47 with crews from Fort Sill, Oklahoma Aircraft are assigned and distributed to the States by the National Guard Bureau on an Aviator to Aircraft basis. Aviator strength of the Oklahoma Army National Guard has been hampered by the non-availability of primary aviator course quotas. Assigned aviators are being lost to the Active Army, transfer to other states, and employment by Commercial Airlines. CHIEF PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE OKLAHOMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FLIGHT ACTIVITIES: Insufficient storage space created by the addition of UH-19 Helicopters. Need for underground fuel storage and servicing facilities. Need for consolidated operations* The Flight Activity Office, Link Trainer Room and Flight Operations Office is remote (approximately 4 blocks) from the Aviation Maintenance Shop and the Flight Line, These facilities need to be consolidated. 47 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FLIGHT ACTIVITIES PERSONNEL FLIGHT ACTIVITIES COMMANDER I —— 1 FLIGHT STANDARDIZATION OFFICER SHOP FOREMAN FLIGHT OPERATIONS SERGEANT FLIGHT STANDARDIZATION OFFICER I — —~r FIXED WING ROTARY WING SHOP OFFICE INSPECTION AVIONICS A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC SHOP CLERK ROTARY WING AVIONICS INSPECTOR REPAIRMAN A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC PARTS SPECIALISTS FIXED WING AVIONICS A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC INSPECTOR REPAIRMAN A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC co A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC A&E MECHANIC PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED: 30 VACANCIES PERSONNEL ON HAND: 24 6 ROTARY WING A&E MECHANICS MILITARY SUPPORT OF CIVIL DEFENSE MISSION AND ORGANIZATION The Secretary of the Army on 8 June 1964, approved and assigned a new mission of Military Support of Civil Defense within the Continental United States to the 48 State Adjutants General and their State National Guard Headquarters. In accordance with an existing agreement between the Secretary of the Army and the Governor of Oklahoma, The Adjutant General of Oklahoma is responsible to the Commanding General, Fourth U.S. Army, for planning for the use of military resources of all the Military services within the State which are made available to perform military support of civil defense missions in case of a nuclear attack. The military support of civil defense section of the Oklahoma Military Department carries out the Adjutant General's responsibility for military support planning. The military support of civil defense section develops and maintains plans for providing assistance to State and local civil authorities in emergencies where conditions are beyond the recovery capabilities of civilian resources. When possible plans are based on local civil defense plans and are made in the following categories of assistance: Restoring essential facilities and utilities. Clearance of debris and rubble. Fire protection. Rescue, evacuation and emergency treatment or hospitalization. Recovery and disposition of deceased persons. Safeguarding public health. Radiation monitoring and decontamination. Damage assessment. Movement control. Maintenance of law and order. Issue of food and essential supplies and materials. Facilities for food preparation. Emergency communications. Effective 1 January 1965, the Chief, National Guard Bureau, provided The Adjutant General of Oklahoma with authority and sufficient Federal funds to initiate the military support of civil defense program in the State. Five full time technicians were authorized, and all of them were employed by 30 June 1965. The first requirement for the section was the preparation of a general plan for providing military support to civil authorities anywhere in the State of Oklahoma. The plan has been completed and approved by The Adjutant General of Oklahoma and the Commanding General Fourth U.S. Army. Separate detailed plans for each of the eight civil defense districts within the State are now being prepared. They will be completed and published within the next few months. 49 TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED, All members of the Military Support of Civil Defense Section have attended training courses conducted by State and Federal Civil Defense authorities. Courses attended include Civil Defense Management, Civil Defense Planning and Operations I, II and III, Civil Defense Shelter Management, and Radiological Monitor Instructor, During the two year period since its organization, members of the section attended certain military courses of instruction which contribute to both their military and technician qualifications. Courses attended include Chemical, Biological and Radiological Course, Disaster Recovery Course, Field Grade Infantry Officer Refresher Course, and Military Police Refresher Course, Members of the Section participated in or attended the Annual Conference of the Region V Civil Defense Council held at Oklahoma City 3-5 June 1965, National Security Seminar at Oklahoma City 4-15 October 1965, Exercise Great Effort at Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base 13 May 1966, Exercise Ever Ready at Austin, Texas 9-12 August 1966, Conference for Military Support Plans Officers at Ft Sam Houston, Texas, 16 Nov 1965, Armed Forces Law Enforcement Workshop held at Norman 8 Oct 1965, National Guard Bureau Fourth Army Area Conferences at Santa Fe, New Mexico 1-2 November 1965 and at Oklahoma City 31 October - 1 November 1966, Conference on Exercise TALON SHIELD at Ft Sam Houston, Texas 12 December 1966, Annual Field Training at Ft Chaffee, Arkansas 7-21 August 1965 and 28 May - 11 June 1966, During the period 2 August to 20 September 1966 briefings were conducted in all eight civil defense districts of the State, The purpose of these briefings was to explain the applicability of the Oklahoma Area Command, Fourth U,S„ Army Operation Plan 1 (Military Support of Civil Defense)„ Attendance at most of these briefings included representatives of local and county officials, civil defense officials, industrial and business men, Air Forcej Army, Army National Guard and key personnel from USAR to include Hq XIX Corpsa Oklahoma Sector Command XIX Corps, and 95th Training Division, Briefings on the concept of military support of civil defense and how it could be obtained should the need arise were conducted for several civic organizations. At the request of Mr, John Canada of the State Civil Defense Agency, members of this section attended a discussion with representatives of Stanford Research Institute concerning State, county and local government civil defense plans and how the Oklahoma Military Department's Operation Plan could support their plans in case of a nuclear attack, ^1UR_ALPXJ.A^TER MD STATE ACTIVE DUTY, During the period 4-6 April 1966, 93 Guardsmen from units at Hugo and Idabel were placed on State Active Duty to assist State Forestry Department officials in fighting fires in McCurtain County, These fires had burned for several days and the Forestry Department employees were fatigued and requested our assistance. At approximately 8:30 PM on Friday, 22 April 1966, an American Flyer's Lockheed Electra Aircraft, with 92 U,S. Army enlisted personnel and six crew members aboard, crashed near Ardmore, Oklahoma, This resulted in the loss of 83 lives. Sixty Oklahoma National Guardsmen from units at Ardmore, Sulphur, Madill and Healdton were placed on State Active Duty to assist 50 civilian authorities with rescue efforts, area guards, assistance with emergency evacuation etc. Other State Active Duty performed during the period 1 January 1965 to 31 December 1966 included 29 Guardsmen at Guthrie and 15 at Kingfisher for flood duty during September 1965 and 110 Guardsmen to guard ballot boxes in the Fourth Congressional District and Cherokee and Delaware counties immediately following the general election in November 1966. SPECIAL PROJECTS COMPLETED DURING 1 JAN 65 TO 31 DEC 66. Prepared the coordinating plans for attendance of the Oklahoma Army National Guard personnel at Fourth Army Area Conference held at Santa Fe, New Mexico 1-2 Nov 65. Assigned the responsibility of coordinating and preparing plans for hosting the Annual National Guard Bureau Conference for the Fourth U.S. Army Area held at Oklahoma City 31 Oct - 1 Nov 66. Responsible for preparing the realignment and proposed merger plans of the USAR and National Guard units, Prepared the plans for reorganizing the 45th Infantry Division as part of the Selected Reserve Force announced by the Department of the Army. Updating the State Standing Operating Procedure on alert and mobilization to conform with current directives from higher headquarters. Assisted with the control of the annual Scout-O-Rama held at Oklahoma City 2-3 Dec 1966. Assisted the State Office of Emergency Planning in forming a test planning group to evaluate the Oklahoma Plan for Management of resources in a national emergency. This consisted of evaluating the plan and assisting in the actual testing of the plan. Three officers from the Adjutant General's Department were detailed to assist in this project. Assisted Civil Defense University Extension Program personnel on preparation of a television film on military support of civil defense. Along with members of 45th Infantry Division Color Guard and Band, participated in the Governor's Annual "Oklahoma Ring the Bells for Freedom Program" on 4 July 65 and 4 July 66. Submitted a plan for construction of a protected underground structure to be used as an emergency operating center for the Military Department. Advice and assistance on this project was provided by the State Civil Defense Agency. The proposed structure would be used for normal day to day operations to include use during unit training assemblies and as an emergency operating center by the Oklahoma Military Department during emergency conditions, 51 LIAISON VISITS TO CIVIL DEFENSE AND OTHER AGENCIES. Liaison visits have been made to Region V, Civil Defense Office, at Denton, Texas, Oklahoma County and Oklahoma City Civil Defense Offices. The purpose of these visits were to meet Civil Defense personnel and to get a better working knowledge of these agencies. Liaison visits were made to the State Civil Defense Office, the State Department of Public Safety and the State Highway Department to ascertain what type of radio equipment may be available for use as an alternate means of communication with Headquarters, Fourth U. S. Army (Fort Sam Houston, Texas) in the event of an emergency. Coordination was made with State Civil Defense Office personnel and Oklahoma Surplus Property Office on procuring a World War II DUKW (amphibious vehicle) through State Surplus for use in flooding type disasters. Arrangements have been made with State Civil Defense Agency for this Department to draw surplus property needed in connection with our military support of civil defense mission. Coordination was made by The Adjutant General's staff with State Civil Defense Office on the use of the State Emergency Operating Center and equipment. This section also coordinated the storing of shelter supplies in National Guard Armories throughout the State. These shelter supplies are over flow from licensed shelters and storage facilities in some locales where critical. This section also assisted the State Civil Defense Agency in conduct ing 1965 and 1966 Annual Governor's Conference on Community Concerns. A liaison officer from Fourth USAF Reserve Region Office has been assigned to the State Adjutant General's Department for the purpose of coordinating any activity which concerns any component of the Air Force, He was assigned 1 June 1966 and has attended all scheduled drills of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Oklahoma National Guard, In addition, he performed his annual field training (twelve days) with the Military Support of Civil Defense Section, His mission during this training period was to coordinate with all Air Force Bases and Air Force Reserve units the procedures for Disaster District Directors to contact when liaison is required. At the request of the Director of the State Highway Department, plans were prepared to provide emergency security and protection for vital highway facilities in the State of Oklahoma, After personal liaison, coordination and several field trips to obtain information from the State Highway Department, the plan with overlays and other information was submitted to Headquarters, Fourth U. S. Army for approval. Headquarters, Fourth U. S. Army has approved the plan and it has been published as Annex P (Emergency Security and Protection of Vital High way Facilities) to Operations Plan 1. 52 STATE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES The responsibilities of the State Maintenance Officer include the following: Preparation of plans, directives and policies on maintenance and repair of Federal property issued to the Army National Guard Conduction of inspection Organization and operation of the Combined Support Maintenance Shop at Norman; furnishing technical supervision to Organizational Main tenance Shops throughout the State Provision of technical advice to The Adjutant General, USPFO, Commanders and Organizational Maintenance Shops Supervision of maintenance technicians Supervision of maintenance on major items of equipment The Combined Support Maintenance Shop accomplished support maintenance repair of 38, 292 items during the calendar years 1965- 1966 within the following categories: AUTOMOTIVE 2,360 (Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles) ELECTRONIC 4,437 (All Signal Items) WEAPONS 8,009 (Small Arms, Artillery, Other Weapons) MISCELLANEOUS 23,486 (Canvas, Components, Generators, Compressors, Chemical, Bridge Equipment, Tools, etc) Major activities during this period were: Normal support maintenance service was provided during 1965. A large amount of equipment was withdrawn from Oklahoma Army National Guard units during the year for use by the Active Army (90 each 3/4 ton Trucks; 2 each Water Purification Sets: numerous Radios, etc). This created some training problems, particularly in communications training, but this problem was helped considerably when it was learned that various radio components were on hand in Army Supply Depots. These components were requisitioned, then when received were assembled into complete radio sets by the Combined Support Maintenance Shop Signal Section. One of the biggest projects completed during 1966 was conduct ing technical inspections of all equipment.on hand in SRF: unit's.' This inspection was accomplished to insure that SRF equipment met combat serviceability standards and it generated the following additional work load: 53 Repair of 843 assorted items at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop (vehicles, weapons, radios, etc) Replacement of 1,550 tires Replacement of 353 vehicle batteries 262 vehicles received from the Active Army in "as is" condition were processed for issue. Also, 98 new vehicles (80 of which were 3/4 ton commercial type Pickup Trucks) were processed for issue during this period. Command Maintenance Management Inspections were conducted for all units each year. In 1965 all units received a Satisfactory rating and in 1966 all were Satisfactory except one (this unit was re-inspected and made a passing grade). The only grade given on this type inspection is either Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. Thirteen individuals from the State Maintenance Office and the Combined Support Maintenance Shop participated as Instructors in the 45th Division Materiel Readiness Schools which were presented to over 1000 officers and enlisted men on five different week-ends during September, October and November 1966. Total cost of repair parts used at the Combined Support Mainten ance Shop during the two year period was $328,759.68. At the end of 1966, there are 54 individuals employed at the Combined Support Mainten ance Shop which is an increase of ten employees over 1965. Inspectors from Headquarters Fourth Army conducted Annual General Inspections each year of the State Maintenance Office and the Combined Support Maintenance Shop with a "Superior" rating received for each of the inspections. This was the 16th consecutive year for such an award. Projected Work Load for Calendar Year 1967: Approximately 200 new 1/4 ton Trucks (M151) will be received in March and April. These vehicles will be processed then issued to SRF units in exchange for the older typed 1/4 ton Trucks (M38A1) they now have on hand. The M38A1 Trucks turned in by SRF units will be issued to Non-SRF units bringing them closer to their "OEG" authorized allowances. Receipt of these new vehicles will create considerable additional work at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop. Over 100 radios must be removed from M38A1 Trucks and installed in the new vehicles; also a drivers school and mechanics school must be conducted for all units scheduled to receive the new equipment. All units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard will receive a Command Maintenance Management Inspection early in the year. Inspection teams will be composed of technicians from the State Maintenance Office and the Combined Support Maintenance Shop. Equipment will continue to be received from the Active Army in "as is" condition and will require extensive rebuilding before it can be issued (36 each 2 1/2 ton Trucks were picked up in Colorado in December). 54 U S PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICER STATUS. The United States Property and Fiscal Officer is a National Guard officer on extended Active Duty with the National Guard Bureau and detailed to the Oklahoma Military Department. He functions under the direction of The Adjutant General of Oklahoma. RESPONSIBILITIES. The USPFO is accountable and responsible for all Federal funds (over $13,5 million per year) and all Federal property (over $35 million dollars worth) issued to the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard. He is responsible to both the United States of America and the State of Oklahoma. He is provided 105 technicians (57 Army; 48 Air) to assist in discharging this responsibility. USPFO technicians are paid from Federal funds. MISSION. The mission of the USPFO is to render full time support to the Oklahoma National Guard so that a trained and equipped force is available to: The Federal Government to expand to war strength and The State Government to preserve the peace, protect life and property, maintain order and public safety. FUNCTIONS. USPFO functions include the following: Support. Requisitioning, receiving, storing and issuing supplies and equipment; local procurement as appropriate; finance and fiscal service for payment of military and technician payrolls and travel, issuance of bills of lading, transportation requests and meal tickets, executing and adminis tering supply, construction and service contracts on behalf of the Federal Government. Accounting. Maintaining a stock record account reflecting com plete records as to receipt and disposition of Federal property by item. Maintaining a fiscal account reflecting complete records as to allotments, obligations and expenditures of Federal funds. Audit. Maintain a file of transactions relating to each unit and performing an audit, inventory and settlement with each responsible officer at least once annually. Administrative. Maintains library, files, publications and correspondence; prepares and submits required reports. Advisory. Advises The Adjutant General, Commanding General, 45 Infantry Division and other senior commanders and members. 55 ORGANIZATION TO PERFORM MISSION USPFO ASST USPFO's for AIR 1 Secretary 1 Officer 48 Technicians 57 Technicians (Army) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE DATA PROCESSING CENTER AUDIT OFFICE 4 Technicians 5 Technicians 5 Technicians COMPTROLLER DIVISION LOGISTICS DIVISION 11 Technicians 31 Technicians i BUDGET BRANCH STOCK CONTROL - — BRANCH - . P & C BRANCH WAREHOUSE BRANCH • TECHNICIAN PAYROLL TRANSPORTATION BRANCH BRANCH FISCAL ACCOUNTING BRANCH 56 USPFO ACTIVITIES The highlight of USPFO activities during the period 1 January 1965 - 31 December 1966 was reorganization accomplished 1 November 1965 to form the Selected Reserve Force. The reorganization required terminal audits at the following stations: Broken Arrow Hartshorne Stilwell Eufaula Vinita Seminole Atoka Okemah Elk City Norman Hugo Kingfisher Terminal audits were required since units at these stations were re organized as split-elements of a parent unit at another station. Sixteen change of command audits were required incident to the re organization, all of which were accomplished during the period 1 November- 31 December 1965. We were authorized to obtain 100% allowances of clothing and equipment and stock fund (common) items for our Selected Reserve Force units (23 units- strength 3926). Approximately 80% of Procurement of Equipment and Missiles, Army (free issue) items and vehicles were authorized for the SRF. The major portion of equipment and vehicles were obtained for the Selected Reserve Force by redistribution within the state from non-SRF units. Some inter-state redistribution was made by the National Guard Bureau and we obtained bridging equipment for our SRF Bridge Company from this source. We received four UH19D Helicopters for our Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop. These helicopters permitted transition training of assigned pilots; however, they do not have the required troop lift capability. Annual repair parts costs for these helicopters is approximately $100,000. Our major source of obtaining vehicles is excess vehicles in "as is" condition from the Active Army. During the report period, 80 3/4 ton combat vehicles which we had obtained from this source and placed in serviceable condition were withdrawn by the Active Army for support of the war in south east Asia and replaced with 80 3/4 ton commercial pickups. During the period 1 January-30 June 1966 there was a severe shortage of individual clothing items. Sixty days prior to our Annual Field Training period (28 May-11 June 1966), we had approximately 2000 individuals through out the state without uniforms. We were successful in obtaining two fatigue uniforms per individual prior to our Annual Field Training. A Data Processing Center was established during the period 1 September- 31 December 1965, with IBM electrical accounting machines, and conversion of all records to punch card accounting was completed 1 September 1966. 57 The Selected Reserve Force is presently a well-equipped force, including winter clothing to permit outdoor training during inclement weather. Some of the equipment, especially crew-served weapons, is not the latest design equipment; however, it is adequate for training purposes. The only major shortage is in the area of communication equipment, such as vehicular mounted radios. We have redistributed available assets to permit the Selected Reserve Force to conduct training and retain a limited network within the non-SRF elements. The United States Property and Fiscal Office received a "Superior" rating from Headquarters Fourth U S Army for Annual General Inspections for both Fiscal Year 1965 and Fiscal Year 1966. These inspections were con ducted during the periods 8-10 March 1965 and 7-9 March 1966. This is the thirteenth consecutive "Superior" award for the United States Property and Fiscal Office. 58 EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL FUNDS (ARMY & AIR NATIONAL GUARD) 1 January 1965 - 31 December 1966 ARMY AIR TOTALS MILITARY PAY $ 8,793,710 $2,937,100 $11,730,810 CIVILIAN PAY 4,584,495 4,996,034 9,580,529 GASOLINE 90,730 16,705 107,435 MEDICAL SERVICES 25,743 32,638 58,381 SUBSISTENCE 412,252 45,384 457,636 NEW CONSTRUCTION 55,002 55,002 ALL OTHER* 312,693 1,634,269 1,946,962 TOTALS $14,219,623 $9,717,132 $23,936,755 * Includes supplies, communications, transportation, service contracts maintenance and repair of buildings, etc. 59 FINANCIAL IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES: Federal funds were paid into Oklahoma communities for services and supplies as follows: MILITARY CIVILIAN LOCAL STATION PAY PAY PROCUREMENT" TOTALS Ada 144,982 52,833 9,016 206,831 Allen 52,259 14,720 3,526 70,505 Altus 123,203 61,339 9,141 193,683 Alva 87,220 38,727 5,367 131,314 Anadarko 150,017 72,539 9,883 232,439 Ardmore 149,827 82,743 10,533 243,103 Atoka 130,273 36,683 8,609 175,565 Blackwell 56,425 17,243 3,744 77,412 Bristow 61,792 17,843 3,191 82,826 Broken Arrow 79,646 20,396 3,867 103,909 Chandler 226,422 98,697 12,946 338,065 Cherokee 53,869 21,960 3,320 79,149 Chickasha 119,094 45,962 7,269 172,325 Chilocco 45,422 14,044 3,005 62,471. Claremore 76,619 22,073 5,874 104,566 Clinton 36,312 12,267 2,714 51,293 Gushing 31,954 13,499 2,809 48,262 Duncan 39,571 13,020 2,961 55,552 Durant 179,681 81,308 17,844 278,833 Edmond 155,231 68,920 10,001 234,152 Elk City 63,063 17,737 4,432 85,232 El Reno 80,705 21,099 4,246 106,050 Enid 257,136 118,650 19,524 395,310 Eufaula 63,191 17,829 2,633 83,653 60 MILITARY CIVILIAN LOCAL STATION PAY PAY PROCUREMENT TOTALS i Fairfax 45,923 14,206 2,870 62,999 Guthrie 72,979 18,909 5,634 97,522 Hartshorne 37,977 13,420 1,707 53,104 Haskell 60,550 18,575 3,765 82,890 Healdton 36,239 13,647 2,418 52,304 Henryetta 58,347 23,775 4,421 86,543 Hobart 76,140 21,500 4,303 101,943 Holdenville 178,449 83,442 14,428 276,319 Hollis 61,290 17,853 3,539 82,682 Hominy 45,223 15,358 3,425 64,006 Hugo 59,918 17,840 7,877 85,635 Idabel 82,456 22,637 5,372 110,465 Kingfisher 54,901 16,407 3,199 74,507 Konawa 46,338 18,670 2,719 67,727 Lawton 198,996 102,586 20,090 321,672 Madill 40,988 13,302 2,455 56,745 Mangum 40,842 14,647 2,857 58,346 Marlow 113,548 29,528 5,798 148,874 McAlester 179,345 78,656 16,720 274,721 Miami 56,187 17,997 3,575 77,759 Minco 110,240 28,022 5,728 143,990 Muskogee 160,209 60,401 9,881 230,491 Norman 746,869 804,747 94,147 1,645,763 Nowata 42,923 15,649 3,020 61,592 Okemah 79,631 20,460 3,565 103,656 61 MILITARY CIVILIAN LOCAL STATION PAY PAY PROCUREMENT TOTALS Oklahoma City Army 1,230,759 .1,319,908 266.306 2,8165973 Air 1,574,641 2,878,400 1,077,751 5,530,792 Total 2,805,400 4,198,308 1,344,057 8,347,765 Okmulgee 141,995 55,190 8,039 205,224 Pauls Valley 47,658 14,879 2,990 65,527 Pawhuska 54,123 16,418 3,966 74,507 Pawnee 38,041 13,060 3,234 54,335 Perry 113,279 42,908 7,723 163,910 Ponca City 125,735 33,423 8,200 167,358 Poteau 91,933 24,941 6,285 123,159 Sapulpa 83,061 22,583 5,103 110,747 Seminole 61,200 16,757 2,973 80,930 Shawnee 80,740 21 ,629 5,225 107,594 Sperry 66,232 17,720 4,241 88,193 Stillwater 159,830 54,090 11,888 225,808 Stilwell 63,588 16,244 2,954 82,786 Sulphur 84,934 31,894 5,508 122,336 Tahlequah 88,462 21,907 5,742 116,111 Tishomingo 47,956 15,274 3,288 66,518 Tonkawa 50,591 16,225 3,518 70,334 Tulsa Army 562,416 213,897 53,679 829,992 Air 1,362,459 2,117,634 706,247 4,186,340 Totals 1,924,875 2,331,531 759,926 5,016,332 Vinita 62,387 18,163 4,154 84,704 Wagoner 116,270 32,437 7,229 155,936 62 MILITARY CIVILIAN LOCAL STATION PAY PAY PROCUREMENT TOTALS Walters 55,508 15,994 2,989 74,491 Watonga 19,490 8,548 1,360 29,398 Weatherford 42,291 13,990 2,811 59,092 Wewoka 106,743 26,761 9,048 142,552 Woodward 48,066 15,290 2,997 66,353 TOTALS 11,730,810 9,580,529 2,625,416 23,936,755 ' : 63 GOVERNOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OKLAHOMA AIR NATIONAL GUARD 205TH GROUND ELECTRONICS 137TH MILITARY 219TH GROUND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING INSTALLATION AIRLIFT WING ENGINEERING INSTALLATION AGENCY SQUADRON AGENCY SQUADRON -JL 137TII MILITARY 137TH AEROMEDICAL 138TH MILITARY o AIRLIFT GROUP EVACUATION SQUADRON AIRLIFT GROUP H H a 137TH SUPPORT SQUADRON 185TTI 125TH 138TH SUPPORT SQUADRON AEROMEDICAL AEROMEDICAL < 137TH CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT EVACUATION EVACUATION 138TH CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT 8 MAINTENANCE SQUADRON FLIGHT FLIGHT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON O H H I37TH SUPPLY SQUADRON 138TH SUPPLY SQUADRON <: sa PS 137TH USAF DISPENSARY 138TH USAF DISPENSARY <:•-: 185TH MILITARY AIRLIFT SQUADRON 125TH MILITARY AIRLIFT SQUADRON § 137TH COMMUNICATIONS FLIGHT H (SUPPORT) 125TH WEATHER FLIGHT (FIXED/MOBILE) 138TH COMMUNICATIONS FLIGHT g (SUPPORT) STATIONS: Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City Headquarters Oklahoma Air National Guard 137th Military Airlift Wing 137th Military Airlift Group 137th Support Squadron 137th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 137th Supply Squadron 137th USAF Dispensary 185th Military Airlift Squadron 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron 185th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight 137th Communications Flight (Support) 205th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency Squadron 219th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency Squadron Tulsa International Airport Tulsa 138th Military Airlift Group 138th Support Squadron 138th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 138th Supply Squadron 138th USAF Dispensary 125th Military Airlift Squadron 125th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight 125th Weather Flight (Fixed/Mobile) 138th Communications Flight (Support) UNIT MISSIONS: a. Headquarters, Oklahoma Air National Guard: This is a staff type unit located in the Military Department. It has the mission to advise and assist The Adjutant General in the administration and training of the Air National Guard units in the performance of State requirements and in preparation for their Federal missions, also to provide for the retention and further training of highly experienced air oriented personnel. b. 137th Military Airlift Wing: Mission is to organize and maintain, in being, a military airlift force and necessary support faci lities to perform the tasks assigned in approved emergency war plans; conduct a peace time operation which will assure a high state of readiness training required for a D-Day mission; airlift cargo, personnel, patients, and mail, as directed; be prepared to provide medical service, aerospace medicine support, aeromedical evacuation, installation and logistical services as required to support an inplace operation. The gaining command is the Military Airlift Command. 65 c. 205th and 219th GEEIA Squadrons: The peacetime missions are to develop and maintain an effective capability in depot level overhaul of ground communications/electronics equipment; be prepared to install and/or rehabilitate ground communications systems, as opposed to mainte nance, and train in a manner as to readily accept roles and tasks which may be assigned during recall or periods of national emergency. The gaining command is the Air Force Logistics Command. PERSONNEL: a. Assigned strengths: OFF WO AMN Headquarters Oklahoma Air National Guard 5 0 2 137th Military Airlift Wing 17 0 15 137th Military Airlift Group 16 0 25 137th Support Squadron 18 1 216 137th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 4 0 191 137th Supply Squadron 6 0 74 137th USAF Dispensary 11 0 27 185th Military Airlift Squadron 72 0 50 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron 5 0 10 185th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight 17 0 31 137th Communications Flight (Support) 2 0 24 138th Military Airlift Group 12 0 18 138th Support Squadron 21 2 234 138th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 3 2 202 138th Supply Squadron 6 0 69 138th USAF Dispensary 6 0 23 125th Military Airlift Squadron 59 0 53 125th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight 17 0 32 125th Weather Flight (Fixed/Mobile) 4 0 12 138th Communications Flight (Support) 1 0 28 205th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency Squadron 8 0 200 219th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency Squadron 5 1 115 TOTAL ANG 315 6 1651 b. Problems: Recruiting and retention of prior service personnel are the problems in this area at the conclusion of the reporting period. While the results of these problems have not proven to be des tructive or prohibitive, they have been detrimental and restrictive to the program that could have been produced. Due to the high national level of manning, basic training quotas for non-prior service personnel are allotted on a very limited basis and in order to replace attrition losses, the units must rely on recruiting prior service personnel. There is no immediate solution to this problem. AIRCREW OPERATIONS AND TRAINING: a. All members of the Air National Guard participate in 48 weekend training periods and 2 weeks Annual Field Training each year. The aircrew members, pilots, navigators, flight engineers, loadmasters, and aeromedical evacuation personnel perform their field training on active overwater training missions during the entire 66 year. Since the field training period is insufficient to support the actual missions being accomplished, additional short tours of active duty are authorized the aircrews in order to support a very active and ambitious program. At the beginning of the period, the units initially flew overwater flights which were primarily training in nature with transporting opportune cargo for the Military Airlift Command as a bonus effect of training while doing. Before the end of the period, the original missions were being continued as a training requirement but units were additionally supporting the Military Airlift Command and the Department of Defense in direct support of the Vietnamese conflict. Department of Defense flights to Sydney, Australia; Bogota, Columbia, etc., were accepted, which freed more modern aircraft for higher priority missions. Military Airlift missions which encompassed the entire free world, including Viet Nam proper, were accepted. These missions also freed more modern aircraft in some instances, but in other instances, they were required to supplement the airlift available for the immediate war effort. This was a period during which the Air National Guard was the most active force in reserve forces history and it has made an amazing contribution to an armed conflict while still serving in the citizen-soldier role without being mobilized or called into Federal service. As of 31 December 1966, the units were performing 60% of the tasks they would be required to perform if they were on full time active Federal duty. These significant contributions are indeed a great tribute to the patriotism and dedication of the aircrew members, their families, and their employers throughout the State. b. Missions for the benefit of the National Guard were also flown. The units began airlifting National Guardsmen to their annual encampments and special training sites. While this effort resulted in a considerable monetary savings for the Guard and provided great flexi bility for training the troops, this endeavor was somewhat curtailed during the period in order to better and fully support the Vietnamese conflict. c. Compassionate missions were not neglected. "Operation Christmas Star" was undertaken in 1965. The citizens of Oklahoma collected gifts, foodstuffs and other items which might make a service man's Christmas in a combatant zone a bit brighter. The Oklahoma Air National Guard flew these items directly into Viet Nam. d. In conjunction with all of the types of missions mentioned, Oklahoma and the State was supported at every opportunity. Examples are: (1) Each year the cadets from the service academies were flown home for the holiday season. (2) When requirements were known and the schedules were compatible, aircraft returning from overwater training flights were diverted to military installations on the east and west coasts to pickup groups and bring them to Oklahoma for Christmas. 6? (3) Each item of cargo now being airlifted for the Military Airlift Command is labeled with a sticker which reads "Airlifted by the Oklahoma Air National Guard." This action will cause the name "Oklahoma" to be spread all over the free world. FLYING SAFETY: Even in view of the outstanding operational contri butions and dedicated loyalty being exhibited by the personnel, the proudest accomplishment of the moment for the Oklahoma Air National Guard is the "Flying Safety" record. The flying commitments and number of flying hours have more than doubled, yet the no-accident flying record has been maintained. The entire 137th Military Airlift Wing has flown for more than 5 years without experiencing an aircraft accident, and is entered on the "Military Airlift Command Honor Roll". This wing is the only reserve force wing to enjoy this enviable honor. For an entire unit to fly for a prolonged period without experiencing some type of accident requires firm and constant supervision, discipline, dedication to a cause, and constant attention to meticulous detail. The Oklahoma City unit has flown for more than 6 years, and the Tulsa unit more than 9 years, free of all accidents. This accomplishment is indicative of the spirit and esprit-de-corps being constantly displayed by the assigned air crewmen. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY: The means and manning of the air craft maintenance and supply activities at each base have not been increased to be commensurate with the increases in the flying program. Both activities are only manned to support a peacetime flying training program. Additional flying missions in support of wartime contingencies proportionately increase the maintenance and supply workloads. These sections are supporting the operation in an enviable manner. They, too, are to be commended for an outstanding performance. AEROMEDICAL: Aeromedical personnel increased their participation in live evacuation missions, evacuating patients from overseas stations to the United States and intra-continental evacuation. One crew, a flight nurse and two airmen, participated in three missions in the Viet Nam combat zone evacuating battle casualties from the area. With the present number of flight nurses and qualified medical technicians assigned, this actual participating with the regular forces is expected to increase. The procurement of flight nurses is no longer a problem as each flight has a full complement of nurses either assigned or applications for appointment being processed. CIVIL ENGINEERING: The civil engineering sections of both bases were very active during the period. Their efforts were primarily to maintain and improve existing facilities. The installations are in excellent condition and the improvements in the past 2 years far exceed the improve ments in any preceding like period. In addition to improvements, a pistol range was constructed at Tulsa. Each base added an AUTOVON long distance telephone system, which is a considerable improvement in expedi ting inter-activity business transactions and it, also, results in a monetary savings to the department. 68 GROUND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING INSTALLATION AGENCY FUNCTIONS: The two GEEIA squadrons continued to conduct their technical training on actual reparable equipment and live installation schemes for the Air Force. The units receive equipment in need of repair, repair it as on-the-job projects, and return the equipment to the operating inven tories . They, also, conduct Annual Field Training by installing and/or dismantling communication systems projects on regular air bases. This type of training is excellent for preparing for wartime missions and, again, results in considerable assistance and monetary savings to the regular establishment* They are indeed the counterpart to the flying units in "contributing while training". The most noteable undertaking during the reporting period was participation in "Operation Fast Race". This was the first time non-flying units were asked to venture overseas to assist in a project when the regular establishment was overburdened. The country of France had decreed that all American equipment on French soil had to be removed or confiscated by a given date. The Air National Guard was asked to assist with the removal of communications systems. Oklahoma accepted the challenge and provided more than 4 times the number of personnel of any other State. In addition, the overall control team was provided. All individuals volunteered for this tour and were highly enthusiastic and motivated upon departure. The project is still in process as of 31 December 1966. 69