Tag: Military

Inhofe named chairman of Armed Services Committee

September 13, 2018 Tulsa Beacon

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, has been named chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee after the death of committee chairman Sen. John McCain. “I am deeply honored that my colleagues have selected me to lead the Armed Services Committee,” Inhofe said. “America is facing new and unprecedented threats that are different from anything we’ve…

Facility named for fallen Oklahoman

September 13, 2018 Cpt. Leanna Litsch Tulsa Beacon

KABUL, Afghanistan – Officials at New Kabul Compound (NKC) stood alongside Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) members of 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, as a plaque was unveiled during a dedication ceremony at the newly remodeled NKC flight terminal on September 1 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The “Hughie Terminal” at NKC…

September 15 event at the Military History Center to honor POW/MIAs

September 6, 2018 Tulsa Beacon

The Military History Center will present a POW/MIA Event on September 15. The program to honor POW/MIA soldiers will take place at the Military History Center in Broken Arrow at 10 a.m. The Military History Center is at the intersection of College and Main Street in Broken Arrow. U.S. Army veteran Bill Grisez is the…