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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Resiliency Operations Center opens to Airmen & families

    173rd Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Jeff Edwards, cut the grand-opening ribbon on the Resiliency Operations Center at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. October, 17, 2021. The newly remodeled center is the home to the Kingsley Resiliency Team, made up of the Director of Psychological Health,

  • 19th Air Force Commander Visits 173rd Fighter Wing

    Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills, the 19th Air Force commander, prepares for a basic fighter maneuver sortie in the back seat of an F-15 Eagle, at the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Oct. 8, 2021. As the commander of 19th Air Force Wills oversees the training for all

  • 173rd Fighter Wing leverages off-the-shelf technology to help student pilots

    Aspiring F-15 Eagle drivers arrive at the 173rd Fighter Wing to work through what many call the most challenging course in the Air Force—the B-course. The sole F-15C schoolhouse for the U.S. Air Force, located at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., requires a tremendous investment on the part of

  • 173rd FW Airmen assist Oregon hospitals during pandemic

    Ron Woita, Sky Lakes Medical Center’s Vice President of Patient Care Services, escorts Col. Jeffrey Edwards, the 173rd Fighter Wing commander, around the hospital showing him how his Airmen are helping alleviate the influx of COVID patients at the Klamath Falls, Ore. hospital, Sept. 17, 2021.

  • Oregon ranking enlisted member retires at Kingsley Field

    Oregon State Command Chief Master Sgt. Mark McDaniel stands with a folded flag presented to him during a retreat ceremony commemorating a career that began in 1980 when he enlisted in the Active Air Force after graduation from local Klamath Union High School, Sept. 10, 2021. His career spanned 40

  • Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore visits 173rd Fighter Wing

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, the commander of the Oregon Air National Guard, listens as Lt. Col. Julius Romasanta, 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 instructor pilot, explains how to use a new virtual reality simulator during a visit to Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Sept. 10, 2021.