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KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The Kingsley family is a regularly referenced part of working at the 173rd Fighter Wing, a small, southern Oregon Air National Guard base. People say it conveys the tight-knit community shared by Airmen who work, raise their families, and often socialize together.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — On an unusually hot Friday at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, and Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, Oregon Air National Guard (ANG) commander, assembled on the ramp to welcome Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, ANG director, as he stopped to visit Kingsley Field on June 25, 2021.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The 173rd Maintenance Group at Kingsley Field was named the Oregon Air National Guard Outstanding Unit of the Year Award for 2019.
The 173rd MXG is the largest group on base, consisting of nearly half the assigned Airmen at the base. Their job is to support and maintain the fleet of F-15 Eagles at the sole F-15C training schoolhouse in the United States Air Force. Receiving the ORANG Outstanding Unit of the Year Award recognizes many different aspects of the units’ performance.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. – One small, southern Oregon base finds its name in the history of World War II with the story of Lt. David R. Kingsley, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the war. Kingsley Field works to remind Airmen of his sacrifice and the heritage he left behind.
Read MoreOregon Governor Kate Brown has challenged organizations across the state to be ready—ready for a possible but, growing likelihood of a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake, for other natural disasters like flooding or a Tsunami—essentially for whatever comes our way.
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