HomeNews

News Search

  • 173rd Medical Group Airmen discuss safety in a humorous, innovative way

    It happens every January—Team Kingsley stands down for a day to discuss safety and how as a team they can root out dangerous complacency both on-duty and off.
  • expressing room

    173rd Maintenance Group constructs new room for nursing mothers, embraces its extended Kingsley Family

    The Kingsley family is a regularly referenced part of working at the 173rd Fighter Wing, a small, southern Oregon Air National Guard base. People say it conveys the tight-knit community shared by Airmen who work, raise their families, and often socialize together.
  • Santa

    Children's Christmas Party

    Santa Clause waves to the crowd after taxiing in on an F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon Dec. 5, 2021. Santa made a special appearance at the annual Children's Christmas party held at the base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Emily Copeland)
  • F-15

    Team Kingsley spouses taxi out during familiarization event

    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.
  • Burn-to-Learn

    Kingsley Field Fire Department partners with community for “Burn-to-Learn”

    Kingsley Field Firefighters partnered with local community organizations to hone structure fire response, Dec. 8, 2021. Klamath Falls Fire District One invited the Kingsley Field Firefighters to participate in a “Burn-to-Learn” event held on a condemned structure on the south side of town.
  • Part Fabrication

    173rd Fighter Wing structural innovation helps keep aircraft aloft

    For years structural maintainers have emerged as artisans of sorts, creating parts by hand, meticulously shaping them from custom wood forms and delicate hand-tool work. Gently tapping away with a small hammer, slowly giving shape to a sheet of aircraft-grade aluminum so it will slide into the tight confines of an F-15 fuselage with an expected tolerance of .005 of an inch. Today that process is seeing a revolution at the 173rd Fighter Wing.
  • Rated Prep Program Deadline Update Graphic

    UPDATE: Airmen interested in learning aviation fundamentals, becoming a rated officer can apply for Rated Prep Program until Dec. 31

    The Air Force extended the deadline for Airmen applying for the Rated Prep Program until Dec. 31. Active duty Air Force officers and enlisted personnel interested in becoming rated officers have until Dec. 31, 2021 to apply for the Spring 2022 Air Force Rated Preparatory Program (RPP), scheduled for March 20-25, 2022, and March 27-April 01, 2022 in Denton, Texas. Program participants will receive self-paced ground training, approximately eight flight hours in a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 Skylane, and additional training in FAA-certified simulators—helping them become more competitive for rated selection boards.
  • United States Department of the Air Force

    US Air Force awards F-15EX engine contract

    The United States Air Force awarded a $1,579,662,187 contract to General Electric, GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Oct. 29, for the purchase of 29 engines — installs and spares — in support of the production of 12 F-15EX Eagle II aircraft.
  • An F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jet

    F-15EX undergoes first operational test mission at Nellis AFB

    The F-15EX Eagle ll is undergoing its first-ever operational test mission paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 18-25.
  • girls and bunnies

    2021 Family Day Event

    Two anime costumed girls snuggle bunnies 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 Senior Master
RSS