Will Rogers Air National Guard Base

Will Rogers Air National Guard Base is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, six miles southwest of the downtown area. The facility is co-located with OKC Will Rogers International Airport on an 8,081-acre site. Established in 1911 as Oklahoma City Municipal Airfield, the installation was renamed in 1941. During World War II, the airfield served as a training center for the United States Army Air Forces. Units activated or stationed there for initial training included the 44th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 86th, 311th, 312th, 409th, 410th, 411th, 416th, and 417th Bombardment Groups, as well as the 9th Photographic, 2d Reconnaissance, and 70th Tactical Reconnaissance Groups.

The Oklahoma Air National Guard operates the base. The 137th Special Operations Wing (137 SOW) is the resident wing. Previously designated as the 137th Airlift Wing and later the 137th Air Refueling Wing, the unit transitioned to Air Force Special Operations Command in 2015. The 137 SOW operates Beechcraft MC-12 Liberty aircraft. In 2024, the 17th Special Operations Squadron was established at the base to serve as the Formal Training Unit for the L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II. Other units stationed at the facility include the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron and the 137th Special Operations Wing Expeditionary Support Group.

Infrastructure at the base and the co-located airport supports military and federal agency missions. The Oklahoma Army National Guard maintains helicopter maintenance facilities on-site. Federal installations include the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, which houses the FAA Academy, the FAA Logistics Center, and the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. The Department of Justice operates the Federal Transfer Center and the principal air hub for the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS). U.S. Customs and Border Protection operates the National Air Training Center for its Air and Marine Operations branch, utilizing a hangar adjacent to the JPATS facility. The base also serves as the meeting location for the Oklahoma City Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.