Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people", and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from the Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
In the state's largest urban areas, pockets of jazz culture flourish, and Native American, Mexican, and Asian enclaves produce music and art of their respective cultures. The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals in the southern United States, and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. The Tulsa Ballet, one of the state's five major city ballet companies, is rated as one of the top ballet companies in the United States by the New York Times. The University of Oklahoma's dance program, formed by ballerina Yvonne Chouteau and husband Miguel Terekhov in 1962 was the first fully-accredited program of its kind in the United States. In Sand Springs, an outdoor amphitheater called "Discoveryland!" is the official performance headquarters for the musical Oklahoma! Historically, the state has produced musical styles such as The Tulsa Sound and Western Swing, which was popularized at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing", served as the performance headquarters of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during the 1930s.
- Oklahoma Military Department
- Information about the Oklahoma Military Department, including the National Guard.
- Oklahoma National Guard
- Information about the National Guard and its programs.
- Oklahoma Veterans Department
- Information about benefits and programs for the state's veterans.
- Altus Air Force Base
- Library, history and the Patriot at Altus Air Force Base near Enid.
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Tinker Air Force Base
- Phone directories, biographies and more about Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.
- Vance Air Force Base
- News and information about Vance Air Force Base.
- Fort Sill
- Staff directory, maps and news releases from the home of the field artillery.
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OSU Air Force ROTC
- Oklahoma State University Air Force ROTC provides the basic information on the program at OSU.
- OU ROTC Index
- University of Oklhoma's ROTC programs are indexed to link to those pages. The university has a Navy ROTC, Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC.
Academies
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U.S. Air Force Academy
- The U.S. Air Force Academy's site has information about the school, cadet life and admissions.
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- The U.S. Coast Guard Academy's site has information about the school, cadet life and admissions.
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U.S. Military Academy
- The U.S. Military Academy's site has information about the school, cadet life and admissions.
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U.S. Naval Academy
- The U.S. Naval Academy's site has information about the school, cadet life and admissions.
General Reference
- Defense Link
- Site includes links to Department of Defense leaders. The site has news highlights, a complete list of military, ranks and insignias, and links to specific topics such military pay issues and charts.
- Defense Facts on File
- Site includes factual information about all of the services, such as weapons, aircraft and other equipment.
- American War Library
- Perhaps the most extensive list of military links on the Net.
- Military Abbreviations
- Glossary of military abbreviations from AOL.com.
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Acronym Finder
- Find an acronym, military or otherwise.
- Military Justice
- Extensive list of links, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
- Gun Glossary
- Index of guns of all kinds.
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Jane's Defense Weekly Search
- Search for the latest information from one of the best independent information sources.
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Jane's Defense Weekly
- Articles about the latest military technology and more.
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Defense and Aerospace Directory
- Search defense companies worldwide by industry, product or country from Defence Syystems Daily of Great Britian.
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Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
- Look up ships by type and get biographies of notable naval figures.
- Military Decorations
- Find out more about military decorations from Geocities.com.
- Military History
- Military history links from Richard Jensen.
- Government Military Sites
- Link to U.S. government sites associated with the military.
- Military.com
- Search military sites, find service buddies, and get information about the services.
Department of Defense
- Defense Link
- Site includes links to Department of Defense agencies, news highlights, and links to specific topics such military pay issues and charts.
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Air Force
- The Air Force's offical web page with links for job opportunities and information on today's Air Force.
- Army
- This is an offical Army site. It provides a journalist with press releases on what is going on with the Army. The site provides a document search.
- U.S. Coast Guard
- This is an official Coast Guard site. It provides a journalist with press releases on what is going on with the Coast Guard. The site provides a document search.
- Navy
- The Navy's offical web site has links to fleet information.
- Marine Corps
- Site has many internal links to topics such as anthrax and history of the Marine Corps. The site has a link to the Marine publication the Marine Corps Weekly.
- Reserves
- Site has many news releases and other information about the Reserves.
- Military Justice
- Extensive list of links, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
- Star Wars
- Information and a library about the National Missile Defense System.
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- The site has several links to data, medical, benefits and what's new sites. Site discusses several VA programs available to former service men and women.
Publications
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Military E-zines
- Extensive list on online magazines about the military.
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Defense Systems Daily
- Daily articles about defense companies and products worldwide.
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Jane's Defense Weekly
- Articles about the latest military technology and more worldwide.
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Defense Systems Daily
- Daily articles about defense companies and products worldwide.
- Air Force Times
- The Air Force Times site has updated stories on what is going on in the Air Force.
- Army Times
- The Army Times site has updated stories on what is going on in the Army.
- Navy Times
- The Navy Times site has updated stories on what is going on in the Navy.
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Stars and Stripes
- The online site of Pacific Stars and Stripes. The site includes news stories, archive search and a link to Europe Stars and Stripes.
Organizations
- American Legion
- A wide variety of information about veterans and the group.
- VFW
- Veterans of Foreign Wars' site has information concerning issues facing veterans today. It includes a news service pulling material from Veteran publications.
- NCO Club
- Site has a Q&A link for service members as well as links for pay charts and service members concens on issues such military health care.
- Rand Corp.
- Top military think tank that conceived the Internet in the 1960s.
- Arms Control Association
- Group promoting arms control issues.
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