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Career Opportunities
in the Troops
of the OHP

Field Troops - at right -

Troop O - Aircraft
Troop O - Aircraft - Personnel in this section provide airborne assistance to OHP ground units in traffic enforcement, manhunt and search and rescue operations. This division also provides state administrative personnel with transportation. The department currently operates a fleet of 9 fixed-wing aircraft and 2 helicopters.

Troop SO - Special Operations -
- Auto Theft - The Auto Theft division provides expertise in the all types of vehicle and equipment identification while aggressively investigating crimes involving vehicle theft and fraud.
- Criminal Interdiction - Criminal Interdiction consists of Troopers with special training and equipment to enable them to detect and arrest criminals of all types as they travel on the highways of Oklahoma. This group of Troopers are also trained as Canine Handlers.
- Evidence - Evidence is responsible for receiving and tracking all evidence and contraband that is seized by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
- Asset Forfeiture - Asset Forfeiture tracks all arrests, both in state and federal courts, where the Oklahoma Highway Patrol may be involved in seizure of property.

Troop R - Capitol Patrol
The Capitol Patrol Section is responsible for law enforcement, police services, safety and protection of the State Capitol Complex in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The Troop has the primary responsibility to provide for the safety and security of all three branches of Oklahoma State government and, in addition, is also the primary law enforcement agency for over 70 state facilities and thousands of citizens, visitors, elected officials, and employees each day.
Troop S - More commonly known as Size and Weights, is mainly concerned with Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement. By employing innovative and effective enforcement strategies based upon statistical data, the troopers of Troop S pursue public safety through the reduction of commercial vehicle crashes.

Troop T - Training
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol Training Division is responsible for the entry-level and continuing education of all department employees. The Training Division is comprised of four detachments including Technical Skills, Academy Development, Defensive Tactics, and Legal Research. In addition to these detachments, the training division oversees the day to day management of the Oklahoma Police Corps, and the Statewide D.A.R.E. program.
The primary function of the OHP Training Division is to plan, organize, and conduct the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy as well as continuing education programs for all Department employees. The training division is located on the Department of Public Safety grounds in the Robert R. Lester Training Center. The training center houses classrooms, a dormitory, cafeteria facilities, a computer lab, and a physical fitness center sufficient to conduct both an OHP Academy and on-going training concurrently. The facility is also home to the Department’s Command Center.

Troop W - Lake Patrol
The marine law enforcement branch of the department provides service to 38 state lakes and recreation areas consisting of 4,385 miles of shoreline and 490,215 surface acres of water. In addition to regular water patrol duties, troopers are called upon to conduct search and rescue missions, investigate boating accidents and drowning incidents and assist state and local authorities in natural disaster situations where their expertise is needed.

Troop W - Lake Patrol

Remote Bomb Robot

Bomb Squad -The Bomb Squad, consisting of bomb techs and K9s, is responsible for 75 counties (excluding Oklahoma and Tulsa). Bomb techs respond to all bomb calls and are Haz-Mat trained to handle chemical events. They also instruct CLEET and local Fire and Police in explosive and hazardous materials awareness.

D. L. Fraud -Driver License Fraud receives information from individuals desiring to report knowledge of those who have obtained or have attempted to obtain driver licenses or identification cards in a fraudulent manner. This unit also responds to individuals who are victims of false personation whereby their driver license have been suspended in this state or another state. This unit reviews records and reports, collects evidence, interviews victims and suspects and prepares documentation for presentation to state prosecutors for indictments of individuals who are accused of violating state statutes concerning driver licenses and identification cards. This unit also trains troopers and driver license examiners in the area of driver license and identification fraud.

Tactical Team - The OHP Tactical Team has been in existence since 1978. The Tactical Team responds to manhunts, search & rescue operations, high risk warrants, hostage/barricaded subjects and any other duties required by the Chief's Office. Tactical Team troopers are dispersed geographically throughout the state enabling the team to respond to most situations within a short period of time.


OHP has Drug & Bomb Dogs


Trooper investigates a rollover


Troopers escort Fire Truck to NYC