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  • 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen volunteer for search & rescue

    The area surrounding Klamath Falls, Ore., is typified by forests, wilderness, lakes, streams, mountains, and rivers. This draws people from all over the state to enjoy the beauty and adventure of the outdoors. Many 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen enjoy these activities, and a number of them are combining

  • Face of Defense: Airlift Manager Delivers on Contingency Travel Plan

    Air Force Master Sgt. Michelle Kelly, an airlift manager with the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing, provided a successful contingency travel plan for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, a joint training mission providing no-cost medical, dental, and vision services to people living on the

  • Tire donation helps Kingsley Defenders stay ready

    173rd Security Forces Airmen present a certificate of appreciation to J.J. Nichols, an employee at the local Les Schwab Tire Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., after he was able to organize the donation of some old, used tires to the security forces squadron. The tires weigh anywhere from 75-500 pounds

  • Kingsley Airmen embrace Guard-Active integration

    Two of the United Stated Air Force’s components, active duty and Air National Guard, traditionally have similar national objectives while having different missions as they both work to defend the nation. However, at the 173rd Fighter Wing the addition of an active duty squadron means that these two

  • Klamath Falls Airmen host school supply drive

    The 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen and Family Readiness Center came together on Saturday, August 4, 2018, to provide school supplies to the families of veterans and other Airmen. They worked with Operation Homefront, a civilian nonprofit organization, and the Dollar Tree to fill a room with everything a

  • Kingsley Field Fire Department fights local and regional fires

    During hot summer months, fires caused primarily by lighting, spread across the state’s forests and grasslands. Hot and dry conditions, combined with significant levels of forest underbrush, create large wildland fires, the largest of which are called conflagrations. Already these fires have dropped

  • 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen enjoy local beauty, work to preserve it

    Getting from Kingsley Field to just about anywhere will require a trip through some spectacular, natural beauty—or to put it another way the base lies in the heart of some amazing real estate. This fact is not lost on its Airmen. Many of Kingsley’s members consider its proximity to the outdoors an

  • Construction continues on new Kingsley Field Fire Department

    Construction ramps up on new state of the art Kingsley Fire Department July 14, 2018, on Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. The construction crew broke ground for the new structure July, 2017 and is projected to complete the facility this fall. The 17,400 square foot building will be nearly 75