Dru (Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander) and Gru (Col. Micah Lambert, 173rd FW vice commander) make an appearance during the annual Family Day event at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, October 17, 2021. The 173rd Fighter Wing Airman and Family Readiness office hosted the annual event as a chance for families to come out for a bit of fun, candy, and camaraderie. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Major Nikki Jackson)

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, speaks during the grand opening of the Resiliency Operations Center at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Oct. 15, 2021. The Resiliency Operations Center is central location for the entire 173rd Resiliency Team made up of the Director of Psychological Health, Airman and Family Readiness, Chaplain, Health Education Awareness Team, Human Resource Advisor, Equal Opportunity, Yellow Ribbon, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response offices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Anna Hawkins, an intelligence operations officer at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Ore., greets Col. Jeffrey Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, during an Air National Guard activation to help Oregon hospitals manage high patient loads due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 17, 2021. Edwards toured local Sky Lakes Medical Center where 22 Kingsley Field Airmen are working in various non-medical positions to alleviate the influx of COVID patients. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Martin Sipe, an F-15C student pilot, searches the virtual sky over his right shoulder for 173rd Fighter Wings F-15 Instructor Pilot, Lt. Col. Julius Romasanta’s aircraft during a simulated combat engagement using newly incorporated virtual reality technology at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Oct. 12, 2021. The program serves to enhance “chair flying”, which is where students visualize their missions in their mind’s eye, providing real images of the missions they will fly during their tenure at the B-Course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

U.S. Air Force Captain Kristine Raudy, 173rd Medical Group, runs the White River 50 Mile Endurance Run, July 26, 2014, near Mt. Ranier, Washington. Raudy was selected to represent the Air National Guard in the intra-Air Force Marathon in September. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Meghan Olson, 173rd Medical Group, checks the tempertaure of Senior Master Sgt. John Wyman, 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron while Capt. Jaimie Nealy reviews his paperwork during an inprocessing briefing for the group of Airmen activated to support hospitals across Oregon Sept. 2, 2021 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. More than fifty Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing, with additional Airmen on standby, were activated to assist hospitals across the state with logistical support due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and stafffing shortages. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Rodgers, 173rd Maintenance Group, explains the challenges faced by the non-destructive inspection team as they maintain the aging F-15C aircraft to Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of the Air Education and Training Command, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon Aug. 12, 2021. Webb had his first visit to the Total Force team, the sole F-15C training base for the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson, 173rd Fighter Wing, is greeted by his Family at the Rogue Valley International airport in Medford, Oregon July 22, 2021 for their loved ones return home following deployment. Multiple Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing supported combat operations across the globe for the last six months during the wing’s deployment band. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)