Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-21
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Military Department
Official statutory text
The Military Department of the State of Oklahoma is hereby
established and shall be under the command and control of the
Governor as Commander in Chief, with the Adjutant General as the
executive and administrative head thereof. The Military Department
shall be constituted of the state military forces, as defined by
Section 801 of this title, and is hereby organized into a joint
headquarters which shall be identified as the joint forces
headquarters. The joint forces headquarters shall be jointly
staffed by Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel who,
under the authority and direction of the Adjutant General, shall
support and assist the Adjutant General in the exercise of command
and control over state military forces when not activated for
federal duty under Title 10 of the United States Code. There shall
be assigned to the joint forces headquarters officers, enlisted
personnel, and civilian employees as may be considered necessary by
the Governor as Commander in Chief and the Adjutant General.
established and shall be under the command and control of the
Governor as Commander in Chief, with the Adjutant General as the
executive and administrative head thereof. The Military Department
shall be constituted of the state military forces, as defined by
Section 801 of this title, and is hereby organized into a joint
headquarters which shall be identified as the joint forces
headquarters. The joint forces headquarters shall be jointly
staffed by Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel who,
under the authority and direction of the Adjutant General, shall
support and assist the Adjutant General in the exercise of command
and control over state military forces when not activated for
federal duty under Title 10 of the United States Code. There shall
be assigned to the joint forces headquarters officers, enlisted
personnel, and civilian employees as may be considered necessary by
the Governor as Commander in Chief and the Adjutant General.
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