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When catastrophe strikes, Oklahomans know that the Oklahoma National Guard will soon arrive to rescue,
recover, and restore. But the Guard is also an integral part of the Oklahoma economy, employing more
than 13,000 Oklahomans and pumping more than a billion dollars into the state economy annually. To raise
awareness of the Guard’s contributions, this report was commissioned by the Oklahoma Army and Air National
Guard to quantify and better understand the economic impacts of the Guard upon the state and the regional
economies.