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SALEM, Oregon – The Oregon National Guard is scheduled to host a Governor’s Ceremonial Signing of House Bill 4035 at 3:45 p.m.on Saturday, June 16, in Hangar 219, at Kingsley Field, Air National Guard base, located at 211 Arnold Avenue, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 97603.
Read MoreKingsley Field, Ore. - A squadron of new aircraft is up and running at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore.; the Adversary Air Squadron (ADAIR) is a contract service from Draken International, which provides adversaries for student pilots to train against for the next six weeks.
Read MoreKlamath Falls, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing will conduct night flying operations for two weeks beginning Tuesday, May 29 and continue through Thursday, May 31. Night flying will continue the following week, Tuesday June 5 and continue through Thursday, June 7. Operations will take place approximately 4:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m.
Read MoreKingsley Field, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. will conduct Memorial Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout Oregon.
Read MoreToday, in a ceremony to celebrate unprecedented lease between the City of Klamath Falls and the Department of Defense. Colonel Jeff Smith, Commander of the 173rd Fighter Wing announced the signing of a 50-year lease. A lease that will piggy back on an existing lease held between the city and the DOD.
Read MoreThe City of Klamath Falls is demonstrating an unprecedented level of community support for the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, by extending the lease on the airfield property until 2095 -- another 77 years, the longest lease of any base in the country.
The 173rd Fighter Wing inducted two local civic leaders into the Hometown Heroes program Jan. 3, 2018 with a flight in the backseat of an F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field, Oregon.
The Klamath Falls Police Department officer of the year, Beads Yahwhee, and Oregon Institute of Technology adjunct professor and veterans advocate, A.J. Davila, were both selected as the first participants in this program.
Read MoreColonel James R. Kriesel was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and assumed command of the Oregon Air National Guard in a ceremony, January 6, 2018, at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Oregon.
Read MoreThe 173rd Fighter Wing conducted a demobilization ceremony Nov. 4 2017, formally recognizing wildland fire fighters and the 56 Kingsley Field Airmen who deployed during the wing’s first ever large-scale deployment throughout 2017.
Read MoreWe are live at Kingsley Field as the local detachment of the Oregon Air National Guard is being deactivated from active duty. This summer Guardsmen served on active duty throuout the world and right here at home on wildfires.
Read MoreKingsley Field, Ore. - Tonight we are adjacent to the main runway of Kingsley Field. Where we watch student pilots of the 173rd Fighter Wing take off for night flying operations. More commonly known as night flights, night flying is one part of the course curriculum for the F-15 student pilots at Kingsley Field.
Most of the training will occur in military operating airspace near Clear Lake, Calif and east of Lakeview, Ore. Where the pilots will fly without any lights and sometimes using night vision goggles. Pilots will return to Kingsley after the mission which will take about 1.5 hours.
A statement from 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field regarding the plane crash that occurred Sunday in Klamath County.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our Airmen, Master Sgt. Juan Canopii. Juan and his wife perished Sunday, October 1 in a small plane crash in Klamath County. Juan was a key part of #TeamKingsley and touched many of the lives of the Airmen he served with. He was well known for his humor and cheerful personality, and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his friends and families during this tragic time. He served with the 173rd Fighter Wing as a member of the aircrew flight equipment section."
Read More**Update**
The plane has been identified as a Cirrus SR-22 and the investigation is still continuing to determine the cause and who was the pilot. An aerial photo has been added to the release.
On October 1, 2017 at 10:43 AM, an Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Trooper was working with a volunteer between Burton Butte and Old Baldy Mtn. in a remote section of western Klamath County near the Pacific Crest Trail when they heard a low flying airplane. The plane sounded as if it was having engine trouble. The cloud cover was at treetop level and the airplane was not visible.
The plane was heard making impact to the ground less than a mile away. First responders immediately started getting resources en route to assist and locate the plane. An initial check of the area by Troopers and subsequent searches by Search and Rescue were unable to locate the plane. Weather conditions improved, but it wasn't until the morning of October 2nd before a helicopter was able to spot the wreckage and rescuers made their way through the thick timber to the location.
Read More173rd Fighter Wing Commander, Colonel Jeff Smith, shares his latest #InfoPass from a conference in Washington D.C. Hear the latest updates on Kingsley's mission and future. Air Superiority starts here!
"We did identify our four main priorities...People, Mission, Community and Culture and how we can act and should act today an how we should prioritize our use of resources today" says Colonel Smith.
Video released by 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field
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