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  • F15s and personnel from Fresno to integrate with 173rd Fighter Wing

    The 173rd Fighter Wing opened a new chapter in its history when four F-15s and around 35-40 personnel from the 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno, Calif., arrived Dec. 4, 2013. The aircraft and personnel will integrate seamlessly into Kingsley operations to help stave off a looming pilot shortage at the

  • 173rd expands education opportunities

    Good news everybody, viable educational opportunities have returned to the Klamath Basin that can be used towards the completion of a Community College of the Air Force degree! The Air Force has included an additional standard for promotion for the grades of E-8 & 9 to include the CCAF Associate's

  • Multi-agency exercise tests emergency response

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore.-- One of our many responsibilities as Airmen is to train for the "what-if." We spend hours prepping and planning for any number of disasters or incidents that could possibly take place on our base. June 1, members of the 173rd Fighter Wing practiced one of those "what-ifs" in a

  • 173rd Medical readiness highest in Nation

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- Military member are required to complete certain medical requirements each year in order to ensure readiness for war. Individual Medical Readiness, otherwise known as IMR, consists of the following items: preventative health assessment (PHA), laboratory tests, immunizations,

  • Med Group rehearses disaster response with state agencies

    Members of the 173rd Medical Group practiced giving life-saving care to a large number of injured in an Oregon Disaster Medical Team sponsored exercise at Lake of the Woods, Ore., May 30-31. A number of other agencies participated including the 304th Rescue Squadron in Portland, Ore., local law

  • Memorial Day: What does it mean to you?

    What does Memorial Day mean for you? For many, Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer. We fire our grills up and plan trips to the lake--there is palpable excitement as we discuss how to spend the extra-long weekend. But Memorial Day is much more."Memorial Day is a time to reflect on

  • Proposed Establishment and Modification of Oregon Military Training Airspace

    The purpose of the proposed Oregon Airspace Initiative is to provide properly-configured and located military airspace which will provide efficient, realistic mission-oriented training with adequate size, and within reasonably close proximity, to support advanced 21st century air-to-air tactical

  • Professional Military Education changes

    For those of us with more than a few years of military experience under our belts, we've seen drastic changes in the Air Force Professional Military Education program over the years. However, nothing compares to the upheaval that has occurred in the last two years. Air Force PME has undergone a bit

  • Kingsley continues to expand mission set

    The 173rd Fighter Wing has, once again, expanded its training mission, offering the Top Knife program to Air National Guard flight doctors. The Top Knife program allows flight surgeons to focus on the flying aspect of their profession. Flight doctors get the chance to climb in the cockpit of high

  • Kingsley Field tower saved from closure

    The Associated Press reported March 8, that Kingsley Field's air traffic control tower was selected for closure under the terms of sequestration, a term describing a budget impasse in the U.S. Congress. Although the details are complex, the reality of the situation struck home first with the threat