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Oct. 6, 2020
173FW vehicle maintenance Airmen key part of firefighting effort

The 173rd Fighter Wing supplied more than 100 Airmen comprising four teams to help battle the worst wildfire season on record, in mid-September.
Oct. 1, 2020
Kingsley Field Airmen train on new deployable instrument landing system radar

A crew of 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron Airmen work to erect a new Deployable Instrument Landing System radar during annual training at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Sept. 17, 2020. The upgraded system is designed to provide precision guidance to aircraft on final approach when
Sept. 22, 2020
Kingsley Field firefighters save local homes from catastrophic fire

Kingsley Field firefighters have returned from helping the community fight a catastrophic wildland fire, Sept. 21, 2020.
Sept. 16, 2020
173rd Emergency Operations responds to Oregon Wildfires

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Penny Snoozy, a member of the 173rd Fighter Wing Emergency Operations Center at Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Ore., works to manage and facilitate the activation of Oregon Air Guardsmen to fight fires burning across the state, Sept. 16, 2020. The 173rd FW has already
Sept. 16, 2020
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

Official physical fitness assessments across the Department of the Air Force will resume Jan. 1, 2021, officials announced Sept. 16.
Sept. 14, 2020
173rd FW deploys Oregon Guardsmen to help combat raging wildfires

The 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon has deployed more than sixty Airmen to assist with containment of the devastating wildfires that have spread across the state, and additional personnel from the Wing are preparing to head out in the next few days.
Sept. 14, 2020
Kingsley Airmen support traffic control points during Oregon wildfires

Twelve Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Kingsley Field on September 12, 2020, to support firefighting operations in Central Oregon. In the week building up to this activation, wildfires broke out along the U.S. West Coast, displacing more than 40,000 in Oregon alone, with up to 500,000 on
Aug. 31, 2020
Religious Accommodation: Growing trend around the USAF

A highly visible sign of changing Air Force policy may soon be evident here at Kingsley Field, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen may begin taking advantage of new uniform regulations allowing religious exemptions such as beards, hijabs, and turbans while in uniform.
Aug. 21, 2020
Kingsley Field welcomes its newest chief to the ranks

The newest chief master sergeant at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Ryan Rainville, donned his new rank on his service dress coat with the help of his wife and daughters during a ceremony, Aug. 14, 2020. The ceremony was possible with appropriate social distancing and by limiting the number
Aug. 17, 2020
Air Force announces Oregon Air National Guard locations at Portland and Klamath Falls for New F-15EX

The Oregon Air National Guard received news Friday from the Secretary of the Air Force regarding the Air Force’s plans to replace the Oregon Air National Guard’s aging F-15C/D Eagles at both Oregon wings with the newly updated F-15EX model. Kingsley Field, Oregon in Klamath Falls, is scheduled to

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