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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Friday was Veterans Day and Klamath Falls held a parade down Main Street and Ceremony at Veterans Park to celebrate and honor Veterans in Klamath Falls. 173rd Fighter Wing Commander, Colonel Lee R. Bouma was recognized as the parade’s Grand Marshal and spoke at the ceremony.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - A squadron of one of the Nation’s most advanced fighter aircraft traveled from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Ore., for a two-week stint in late October 2022.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD - Spouses of 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen climbed into the backseat of an F-15 Eagle and taxied down the runway during a spouse taxi event at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., December 5, 2021. The spouse taxi event was created to allow military spouses to become familiarized with the pre-flight operations that pilots must go through prior to every flight.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - A 2.4 million dollar renovation to the Kingsley Field base gym that began in April 2020 is finally completed. The gym was built in 1958, and has had only minor updates and repairs since it was first constructed.
Read MoreInstructor 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”.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - How do you keep a tradition going that’s been around since the mid-90s, that's all about petting zoos, face paint, pumpkin patches and fun - in the middle of the strangest year in decades? By turning it into a drive-thru “Trunk or Treat!” Kingsley Field has hosted a Family Day event every year for more than twenty five years, and they’re not letting COVID-19 stop them this year.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, [8/17/20] Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released the following statement applauding the U.S. Air Force’s decision to have Kingsley Field, home of the 173rd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard, host the U.S. Air Force’s first F-15EX formal training mission as well as the decision to replace the base’s aging Air National Guard F-15C aircraft.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - U.S. Air Force Col. Geoffrey Jensen, the 173rd Operations Group commander, lists a significant number of accomplishments over his decades-long career, but getting him to talk about them isn’t easy.
Read MoreThe 173rd Fighter Wing was forced to cancel the 17th Sentry Eagle air-to-air combat exercise scheduled for July as well as the accompanying Open House.
“I regret to inform you of this, as we all look forward to this outstanding event for Kingsley Field and the community,” said Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - A recently vacated building is poised to become a valuable resource for the 173rd Fighter Wing and even the Air Force at large. Senior Master Sgt. Nate Morehouse explains that the extra space will allow three different shops to repair aircraft parts needed for the local fleet, as well as the entire F-15C fleet and even other U.S. Air Force airframes.
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.
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