173rd Fighter Wing Crew Chief pays homage to Choctaw lineage, military service

173rd Fighter Wing Crew Chief pays homage to Choctaw lineage, military service

KINGSLEY FIELD - U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft have standard paint schemes designed to fit their combat role. However, there is one exception to the rule of uniformity required of military aircraft—nose art.

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Team Kingsley dedicated crew chief says goodbye to jet, hopeful for new airframe

Team Kingsley dedicated crew chief says goodbye to jet, hopeful for new airframe

KINGSLEY FIELD - Aircraft spend their lives in arduous service—flying constantly, circling the globe in both extreme heat and cold alike, sometimes in the same mission—and they fly combat missions. These years take their toll.

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173rd Fighter Wing to conduct night flying operations

173rd Fighter Wing to conduct night flying operations

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing will conduct night flying operations this week starting Monday, November 15 through Friday, November 19. Operations will take place between approximately 4:00 PM through 8:00 PM

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Structural maintenance shop wins 173rd Maintenance Squadron “Top Shop” award

Structural maintenance shop wins 173rd Maintenance Squadron “Top Shop” award

KINGSLEY FIELD - The 173rd Structural Maintenance shop won the Maintenance Squadron’s Top Shop award for their hard work over the last six months, from July to December 2020. This is the shop’s first time winning since the Top Shop award was created in 2017.

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173rd Fighter Wing to conduct night flying operations this week

173rd Fighter Wing to conduct night flying operations this week

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore . – The 173rd Fighter Wing will conduct night flying operations starting Monday, December 14 through Friday, December 18. Operations will take place between approximately 4:00 PM through 8:00 PM

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First Time: Two brothers learn to fly the F-15C in the same class

First Time: Two brothers learn to fly the F-15C in the same class

Instructor pilots at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon, meet any number of students who have interesting stories of how they found their way to F-15C training at the sole schoolhouse for the aircraft in the U.S. Air Force. For the first time in any of their memories, stretching back more than 15 years, there is a new “first”.

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