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WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday denied Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s request that his state’s National Guard be exempt from the Pentagon’s request that all Military members must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Stitt, a Republican, asked Austin in early November to suspend duty for members of the Oklahoma Guard. In his response to denying the request, Austin outlined the Pentagon’s rationale for the mission and noted the potential consequences of Stitt’s stated intent to defy the request.