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July 8, 2021
Oregon National Guard’s first Dual Status Commander leads Jackson County vaccination clinic

The goal was straightforward – deliver free COVID 19 vaccines to the people of Southern Oregon. There were already a number of COVID vaccination clinics across the state, but what made the Jackson County Vaccination Equity Project unique? The assigning of the Oregon National Guard’s first Dual
July 7, 2021
Kingsley procures new equipment under ARCWERX Innovation Program

No matter how big or small the base, power outages are a risk that all Air Force bases must prepare for. That’s why the 173rd Fighter Wing Electrical Power Production shop maintains and regularly tests a set of 12 mobile and fixed generators around the base, and they recently were upgraded.
July 1, 2021
Kingsley Field hosts ANG Director

On an unusually hot Friday at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, and Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, Oregon Air National Guard (ANG) commander, assembled on the ramp to welcome Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, ANG director, as he stopped to visit
June 22, 2021
Kingsley celebrates Month of the Military Child with homegrown nose art

High over Klamath Falls, one local child’s art will soar through the sky after the 173rd Fighter Wing revealed Kamron Bouma’s art would grace the nose of a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle. After watching his dad take command of the 173rd FW maintenance group, Bouma joined his family to pose under his
June 10, 2021
173rd FW joins forces with Klamath Search and Rescue Team in simulated exercise

In a quiet corner of an Eastern Oregon forest, a team of volunteers in bright yellow shirts emblazoned with “Search and Rescue” combed the rocky hills in search of a mannequin in an old camouflage uniform. On June 5, 2021, the Klamath County Search and Rescue Team received a phone call from the
June 3, 2021
It Takes More than a Maintainer to Keep the Machines Running

Many Airmen of the U.S. Air Force are familiar with the common question: “Are you a pilot?” It’s a simple query served by many members of the public who simply aren’t familiar with the inner workings of America’s Air Defense.
June 3, 2021
Kingsley Maintainers Stretch to Prove Flexibility During Eglin TDY

It takes a lot more than just a single pilot to get one of the 173rd Fighter Wing’s F-15 Eagles in the air. Behind the scenes, an entire team of people from diverse backgrounds work together to accomplish the mission of getting one man in the air
June 3, 2021
Kingsley Eagles Help F-35 Pilots Train at Eglin Air Force Base

Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagles, Airmen, and pilots flew across the nation to Eglin Air Force Base from May 1-15, 2021, to participate in the F-35A Lightning II B-Course training program as Adversary Air, commonly referred to as “Red Air”.
May 27, 2021
Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.
May 18, 2021
Prepare, train, perform: 173rd MSG completes Task Qualification Training

The 173rd Mission Support Group wrapped up their week-long Task Qualification Training at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. May 2, 2021.Task Qualification Training is a shop-level training program and its purpose is to ensure that each unit has the ability to perform their duties in a contested

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