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  • PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead

    When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for

  • Kingsley F-15s in snow

    A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 173rd Fighter Wing is blanketed in snow at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon February 19, 2021. Southern Oregon has had fairly mild winter this year, and finally saw a small amount of snow stick to the ground as much of the United States is

  • USAF F-15EX completes first flight

    The first F-15EX destined to the United States Air Force completed its initial flight in Saint Louis on February 2, 2021. The fighter jet took off and landed from St. Louis-Lambert International Airport. The 173rd Fighter Wing is scheduled to transition to the F-15EX in 2024.

  • 173rd Comptroller Flight raises funds for local food bank

    Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing Comptroller Flight pose with Niki Sampson, director of the Klamath County Food Bank, for a group photo at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon February 2, 2021. The Comptroller Flight was able to raise the equivalent of 45,450 pounds of food for the Klamath

  • Team Kingsley Deploys for COVID-19 Vaccination Support in Southern Oregon

    Volunteer Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing are currently operating on State Active Duty as part of Task Force Guardian, supporting COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Southern Oregon. Team Kingsley personnel are performing three separate missions: administering COVID-19 vaccine to high-risk populations

  • Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

    As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm