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  • 173rd FW flies first combat injured veteran to summit Mt. Everest

    The 173rd Fighter Wing hosted the first combat injured veteran to summit Mt. Everest, Nov. 14, 2016.Marine Staff Sgt. Charlie Linville, who is medically retired, climbed to the top of the world's highest mountain in May, despite having lost his lower right leg to an IED while stationed in

  • Historic operational aircraft transfer from 173rd FW

    Eight F-15s from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, touched down at Tel Nof Israeli air base in Rehovot, Israel in the first ever active ramp-to-ramp transfer of aircraft September 15, 2016.This event was the result of approximately two years of concept development, planning, and

  • WWII Vet brings history to 173rd Fighter Wing

    Mr. Joe Rolison, a World War II veteran, stepped onto the sidewalk surrounding the Lt. David R. Kingsley Memorial, a display that tells the story of Medal of Honor winner Lt. David Kingsley and his sacrifice during World War II, Aug. 31, 2016. The memorial itself is centered on a large metal piece

  • Environmental Management: resource conservation and resource assurance

    Keeping infrastructure from the late forties up and running comes with challenges. It requires continual maintenance and process improvement to keep the Kingsley Field facility running smoothly and safely. The 173rd Fighter Wing Environmental Management Office takes on a large part of this task.The

  • 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron exercises on Oregon Coast

    The 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron mobilized for this year's annual training Aug. 8, 2016, convoying all their gear and Airmen nearly 300 miles to Newport, Ore., for a week. Members set up their MSN-7 mobile tower, TRN-48 Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) system, and all supporting equipment for

  • 173rd Fighter Wing participates in water survival training

    Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing spent one day training in water survival skills at Lake of the Woods in Southern Oregon July 22, 2016.The aircrew flight equipment section worked in conjunction with a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and helicopter from North Bend to train all of the F-15 pilots

  • AETC commander visits 173rd Fighter Wing

    Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, made his first visit to Kingsley Field, Oregon, July 6, 2016, to see the 173rd Fighter Wing's training mission in motion. The 173rd FW is solely responsible for training all Air Force and Air National Guard F-15C Eagle

  • B-Course Series: They all graduate!

    In some respects Class 16-ABK ended like it started--with a flurry of activity.Maybe the best indicator of that is the fact that nearly all six graduates of this class graduated on a different day. That is unusual and it reflects a number of things: the fast pace of fighter pilot training in

  • Kingsley Field Eagle Driver Crosses 2,000 hour mark

    The flight from Klamath Falls to Kuopio, Finland is nearly 5,000 miles as the crow flies, and ferrying five F-15 aircraft took roughly 12 hours. Incidentally, those flying hours meant one pilot crossed the 2,000 mark on his next sortie.Maj. Michael Hiatt began flying the F-15 some 13 years ago and

  • Oregon Airmen train in Finland

    More than 100 Oregon Air National Guard Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field, Ore. traveled to Kuopio, Finland for a training opportunity between two partner countries. The exercise is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, but differs from other deployments to the region called theater