The highly skilled workforce at Will Rogers ANGB comprises a broad range of occupational skills including flight operations, intelligence, aeromedical evacuation, logistics, engineering, aircraft maintenance, communications, as well as many other support agencies. The OKANG reports total employment of approximately 1,325 members, consisting of full-time active Guard and Reserve personnel, full-time dual status federal employees with required ANG membership, state employees, and part-time drill status Guardsman. Additional personnel are associated with a wide range of supporting contracts. Most full-time personnel reside in the greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area while part-time Guardsmen reside across the state – with some even residing regionally in nearby states. Multiple permanent and tenant organizations are based at OKANG facilities in Oklahoma City, including: • The 137th Special Operations Wing (137th SOW) is a U.S. Air Force flying unit aligned under Air Force Special Operations Command and the Air National Guard. The wing supports worldwide missions, global special operations, and deployments through Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), U.S. Special Operations Command, and the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). The 137th SOW is also an internationally recognized and accredited training facility with formal in-house training units that produce highly trained Airmen to support manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), close air support, agile combat support, cyber, and aeromedical evacuation. The 137th SOW is the home of the MC-12W, a manned airborne ISR platform with a 4-person crew that includes a pilot, co-pilot, combat systems officer, and a tactical systems operator. • The 137th Special Operations Group (137th SOG) directs the training and deployment of the MC-12W ISR aircraft and crews, two intelligence squadrons, aeromedical evacuation, air support operations, and advanced Battlefield Airmen training courses. The 137th SOG is home to both the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron (146th ASOS) and the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (137th AES). The 146th ASOS provides highly trained Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) specialists and air liaison officers who advise battlefield commanders on the best use of air power, establishes and maintains command and control communications, and provides controlled attack guidance for U.S. and coalition fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The 146th ASOS maintains a long-standing partnership with the 45th IBCT, which has a large footprint across the state of Oklahoma. The 137th AES provides time sensitive, mission critical en route care to patients to and between medical treatment facilities.
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