Jan. 24, 2024 Painting our piece of history, Team Kingsley tail flash The constant drone of equipment accompanies a crew of four 173rd Aircraft Structural Maintenance Airmen who are painting divested F-15C Eagle tails to display the 173rd Fighter Wing’s iconic eagle tail flash.
Jan. 19, 2024 End of an Era: 173rd FW trains the last F-15 Eagle Instructor Pilots It’s a new process for Capt. Andrew Marshall, an aspiring F-15 Instructor Pilot at the 173rd Fighter Wing, but many have gone before him in the nearly four-decade service life of the Eagle. He and one other pilot are likely the last.
Jan. 18, 2024 DAF streamlines awards process myDecs Reimagined, a new application on the myFSS platform, will be a single-page experience and allows ad-hoc routing to any myFSS user. The new application also eliminates the need for multiple screens found in the previous version.
Jan. 3, 2024 Breaking down the sample, Citizen Airmen The call to serve one’s country is different for each of us, Airman 1st Class Kellie Marshall chose to serve by joining the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon as a citizen Airman.
Dec. 22, 2023 Kingsley Field provides weightlifters better-quality gymnasium The doors opened to an anticipated upgrade to the Kingsley Field gymnasium, Dec. 13, 2023. The 4,800 square foot addition cost just over 3-million dollars, and took nearly a year and half to complete.
Dec. 14, 2023 173rd Fighter Wing hosts annual Children’s Christmas Festival The sound of sleigh bells jingling and reindeer didn’t accompany Santa’s arrival this year as he upgraded his sleigh to an F-15C Eagle for his arrival to Kingsley Field. The 173rd Fighter Wing held its annual Children’s Christmas Festival at Kingsley Field, in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Dec. 2, 2023.
Dec. 11, 2023 Ready Airman Training sees Team Kingsley Airmen prepared Seventy-five Kingsley Airmen completed hands-on, chemical gear training at the 173rd Fighter Wing as the Air Force ramps up readiness across the entire force, December 3, 2023.
Dec. 1, 2023 19th Air Force Commander visits Team Kingsley The 19th Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, visited Team Kingsley Nov. 27 – 28, 2023 for the first time since taking command in June.
Nov. 9, 2023 173rd FW prepares for F-35 transition, hosts SATAF The 173rd Fighter Wing hosted their first Site Activation Task Force to plan for the transition to an F-35 Fighter Training Unit Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2023.
Nov. 7, 2023 Maj. Gen. Michael Stencel retires after nearly four decades of military service U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel delivered a wide-ranging reflection of nearly four decades of military service during his formal retirement ceremony held at Camp Withycombe, in Clackamas, Oregon on November 4, after serving as The Adjutant General, Oregon the past eight years.