| Militia of the State of Oklahoma |
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Flag of Oklahoma |
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| Founded | May 2, 1890 |
| Current form | May 16, 1951 |
| Service branches | Army National Guard Air National Guard State Guard Unorganized Militia |
| Headquarters | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Leadership | |
| Governor of Oklahoma | Mary Fallin |
| Secretary of the Military | Major General Harry M. Wyatt III |
| Adjutant General | Major General Harry M. Wyatt III |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 17-70 |
| Available for military service |
1,947,600, age 17-69 (2005) |
| Fit for military service |
1,558,080, age 17-69 (2005) |
| Reaching military age annually |
38,952 (2005) |
| Active personnel | 9,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $US 20.6 million |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of the United States |
The Militia of the State of Oklahoma, the de facto Military of Oklahoma, is the unified armed force of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma National Guard comprises the majority of the State Militia and consists of both Army and Air Guard departments.
Its component branches are:
All branches are under civilian control with the Governor of Oklahoma serving as Commander-in-Chief. All branches are part of the Department of the Military, which is under the authority of the Adjutant General of Oklahoma, who is an active duty member of the Oklahoma National Guard. The State Militia is an all volunteer military with no active conscription in place.
The State Militia is part of the larger military of the United States and may be federalized by order the President of the United States to execute the laws of the United States, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.
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