Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.10.2025
Sgt. Juan Lopez, 2025 Soldier of the Year for the Oklahoma National Guard, sands the headstone of a fallen Soldier from the 45th Infantry Division at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, Sept. 11, 2025. A delegation of Oklahoma National Guard members and veterans toured key locations from the 45th Infantry Division’s campaign in Italy against German forces during World War......
Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.10.2025
Brig. Gen. Christopher Eason, chief of staff, Oklahoma Air National Guard, sands the headstone of an unknown fallen Soldier at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno, Italy, Sept. 11, 2025. A delegation of Oklahoma National Guard members and veterans toured key locations from the 45th Infantry Division’s campaign in Italy against German forces during World War II,......
Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.10.2025
(From left) Maj. Matthew Webb, personnel officer for the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Mike Mitchell, retired OKNG major and Chief Tribal Liaison Officer for Chickasaw Nation Inc., and Command Sgt. Maj. Micah Elliott, command sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, OKNG, gaze at the headstone of a 45th Infantry Division Soldier at the Sicily-Rome......
Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.10.2025
(From left) Sgt. Juan Lopez, 2025 Soldier of the Year for the Oklahoma National Guard, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Greg Kratochwill, chief warrant officer for OKNG, and Brig. Gen. Christopher Eason, chief of staff, Oklahoma Air National Guard, walk through the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno, Italy, Sept. 11, 2025. A delegation of Oklahoma National Guard members and veterans......
Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.08.2025
Brig. Gen. Brad Carter, assistant adjutant general-Army for Oklahoma, listens while the Natorchestra performs during a ceremony in Campagna, Italy, Sept. 9, 2025. A delegation of Oklahoma National Guard members and veterans toured key locations from the 45th Infantry Division’s campaign in Italy against German forces during World War II, continuing the development of the Thunderbird Trail.......
Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.08.2025
(From left) Mike Mitchell, retired Oklahoma National Guard major and Chief Tribal Liaison Officer for Chickasaw Nation Inc., Brig. Gen. Brad Carter, assistant adjutant general-Army for Oklahoma, and Brig. Gen. Christopher Eason, chief of staff, Oklahoma Air National Guard salute during the U.S. national anthem at a plaque dedication ceremony in Campagna, Italy, Sept. 9, 2025. A delegation of......
Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.08.2025
Gaetano Paolino, mayor of Capaccio Paestum, Italy, holds a coin given to him by Brig. Gen. Brad Carter, assistant adjutant general-Army for Oklahoma, during a groundbreaking ceremony in Paestum, Sept. 9, 2025. A delegation of Oklahoma National Guard members and veterans toured key locations from the 45th Infantry Division’s campaign in Italy against German forces during World War II,......
Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon | Oklahoma National Guard | 09.08.2025
Brig.Gen. Brad Carter, assistant adjutant general-Army for Oklahoma, speaks at the annual wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of Operation Avalanche in Paestum, Italy, Sept. 9, 2025. A delegation of Oklahoma National Guard members and veterans toured key locations from the 45th Infantry Division’s campaign in Italy against German forces during World War II, continuing......
