Sentry Eagle 2011 Open House Schedule of Events

Here is the latest schedule of events for the Sentry Eagle Open House Saturday, July 23, 2001.  Gates open up at 0900.  0900 - 1600 Theatre showsAircraft Static DisplaysMilitary Equipment DisplaysArmy climbing wall0900 - 0930 AM Jet Launch 1015 - 1100 AM Jet Recovery 1145 National Anthem 1200 F-15E

Kingsley pilot reaches 3,000 flying hours in F-15 fighter

Lt. Col. Wes "Pappy" French joined a small cadre of pilots to reach 3,000 hours in an F-15 Eagle, June 8 at Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Ore. French, an F-15 instructor pilot and 173rd Fighter Wing Chief of Safety crossed that threshold during a routine training mission."3000 hours, while somewhat

Kingsley Field breaks ground on the Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center

After ten years of planning and development the Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center (JAFRC) is officially underway June 9. Members of the Oregon Air and Army National Guard along with U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-Ore.) gathered together for a ground breaking ceremony held at Kingsley Field,

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Kingsley Members Volunteer Their Time

Three Oregon Air National Guardsman from Kingsley Field volunteered a few hours of their time to assist with the annual crowning of the Rose Queen at Plum Ridge Marquis Care, a local retirement home, April 8, 2011.Lieutenant Col. Robert Erickson, State Director of Air Operations, Tech. Sgt. Michael

173rd Fighter Wing Deploys Aircraft and Personnel to Florida

Six F-15 aircraft and nearly 100 personnel made their way from Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. across the country to the Florida panhandle in support of F-22 flying operations at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, March 18, 2011."We found out we were going to come down here about 45 days

'Fill'er up': Kingsley's Fuel Troops Pump 7 Million Gallons

The whine of auxiliary power units and the roar of jet engines fill the air of the Kingsley Field flightline.The noise begins when a small jet engine assembly called the JFS, or jet fuel starter, housed inside the F-15 is primed with fuel and ignited upon a signal from the pilot. An electric spark

173rd Fighter Wing Members Reach Pinnacle of Enlisted Ranks

Kingsley Field has added two more personnel to the top Air Force enlisted rank. Senior Master Sgts. James Dean and Todd Berndt were promoted to chief master sergeant in a pinning ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 5, 2011.During the ceremony, Oregon Air National Guard Commander

New Program Saves Quarter Million This Fiscal Year

The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP) was initially started in the summer of 2010 and became fully implemented at the beginning of this year. Last year, with only a partial program in place, the wing was able to generate about $80,000 in cost benefit for the base. This fiscal year, from

114th Fighter Squadron Command Change

Lt. Col. Robert "Leif" Erickson passed the reigns of leadership to Lt. Col. Whitney "Crab" Sieben during a change of command ceremony for the 114th Fighter Squadron Feb. 14, 2011, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore.Standing before an assembly of ops and maintenance troops, as well as many