Team Kingsley moves operations on airfield when taxiway “fails”

Team Kingsley moves operations on airfield when taxiway “fails”

KINGSLEY FIELD - In the morning, one of the first orders of business for the Supervisor of Flying is to inspect the ramp, taxiways, and runway ensuring the surface is safe for aircraft to operate on. On June 7, 2023, Col. Jason Nalepa, 173rd Operations Group commander and Supervisor of Flying for that day, completed this task, noting minor wear and damage on Taxiway “F”, which was expected as the taxiway was scheduled for repairs the next year.

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173rd Fighter Wing pilot takes the reins of the Operations Group

173rd Fighter Wing pilot  takes the reins of the Operations Group

The 173rd Fighter Wing recently promoted an Airman who has risen through the ranks to become the new operations group commander. Lt. Col. Jason Nalepa donned his dress blues jacket with silver eagles on the epaulets denoting the rank of colonel for the first time during a promotion ceremony presided over by the Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, the commander of the Oregon Air National Guard, November 6, 2020.

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