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190205-Z-NJ935-0328

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, listens as non-destruction inspection Airmen show him how they check a wing spar from an F-15 Eagle during his visit to Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Oregon, Feb. 5, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190205-Z-NJ935-0236

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, looks on as Master Sgt. Joe McKenzie Jr., a 173rd Maintenance Group quality assurance technician, shows him the inside of the rear landing gear on an F-15C during his visit to the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Feb. 5, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190205-Z-NJ935-0209

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, looks on as Master Sgt. Joe McKenzie Jr., a 173rd Maintenance Group quality assurance technician, shows him the inside of the rear landing gear on an F-15C model during his visit to the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Feb. 5, 2019. Although the wing falls under Air Education and Training Command, all fighter and bomber aircraft fall under the auspices of ACC. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190205-Z-NJ935-0155

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, looks on as Tech. Sgt. Jared Johnson, a 173rd Maintenance Group avionics technician, shows him the configuration of modern F-15C model aircraft components, Feb. 5, 2019, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Holmes is a veteran F-15 pilot with more than 4,000 hours in the airframe but last flew the C-model nearly 20 years previously before transitioning to the F-15E Strike Eagle. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190205-Z-NJ935-0032

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, stands under the distinctly green lights of a 270th ATCS mobile air traffic control tower while Master Sgt. Michael Moore, a quality assurance troop, details how it’s used for a deployed mission set, Feb. 5, 2019 at Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Although the 173rd Fighter Wing is a training base and falls under the Air Education and Training Command, the 270th ATCS falls under ACC. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190114-Z-NJ935-0076

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Childs, 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop, releases a cascade of sparks with a cutting torch during fabrication of a support bracket for a roll-over snow plow, Jan. 14, 2019. If a part is unavailable, then the mechanics at the 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon fabricate it themselves in order to quickly return the vehicle to operation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190108-Z-NJ935-0045

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Graham, a vehicle operations mechanic with the 173rd Fighter Wing, removes a cotter pin from a damaged plow roll-over assembly, Jan. 8, 2019 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The parts for this older plow are growing harder to find, and the mechanics will have to fabricate one part on-site in order to return this snow plow to service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190105-Z-NJ935-0021

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Issac Nunn, 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop, guides a snow plow into the vehicle operations garage at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon for a needed repair, Jan. 5, 2019. Fixing snow plows is a priority during the winter months, and requires a 24-hour on-call member of the shop from October until March in the event one breaks down during plowing operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190105-Z-NJ935-0078

Several of the mechanics assigned to the 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, gather in the machine shop where they fabricate parts, Jan. 5, 2019. It’s unusual for this type of shop to have these tools; however Master Sgt. James Childs is a machinist by trade and has passed on much of his skill set to others in the shop. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190108-Z-NJ935-0169

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Graham, a vehicle operations mechanic with the 173rd Fighter Wing, cleans and stores tools in preparation for the next job after removing broken parts off of a snow plow, Jan. 8, 2019 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Fixing snow plows is a priority during the winter months, and requires a 24-hour on-call member of the shop from October until March in the event one breaks down during plowing operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190108-Z-NJ935-0125

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Childs shows Tech. Sgt. Jacob Graham, both of the 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop, obvious wear points on a gear removed from the snow plow behind them while discussing how they will proceed with the repair, Jan. 8, 2019 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The vehicle operations shop at usually makes a number of repairs to snow plows in the winter months, and for this repair they will fabricate a replacement part. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190108-Z-NJ935-0168

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Childs, 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop, wipes heavy-duty grease from his fingers after helping remove a broken part from a snow plow at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Jan. 8, 2019. Most, if not all, parts the shop works on are covered in a protective layer of grease or oil making dirty hands a part of everyday life for the mechanics; it’s also why a job isn’t finished until the tools and the workspaces are cleaned and prepared for the next job. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190109-Z-NJ935-0020

The 173rd Fighter Wing Comptroller flight, better known as the finance office, undertook a fundraiser to support the local Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank during the holiday season and presented the funds to Niki Sampson, the food bank director, Jan. 10, 2019. The funds raised will equate to 44,840 pounds of food for those in need, more than double what the office raised last year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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181019-Z-NJ935-0125

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel (center), Oregon Air National Guard commander, thanks Capt. Alex Fugate who led a contingent of fifteen 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron Airmen during a deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, during a demobilization ceremony, Jan. 4, 2019 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 270th ATCS Airmen departed for Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in the Spring of 2018 and returned six months later after performing contingency air traffic control operations there. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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181019-Z-NJ935-0113

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark Chinander helps his children scoop fruit on to their plate during a luncheon following a demobilization ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Jan. 4, 2019. Chinander was one of 15 Airmen who spent six months serving at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, providing radar support for air traffic control at the busiest air base in the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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181019-Z-NJ935-0047

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Riley Odom-Davidson (center), 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron, listens as Brig. Gen. James Kriesel, the Oregon National Guard commander, describes a visit he made to these troops during their deployment to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. Odom-Davidson has a hint of a smile on his face as Kriesel describes one member’s nickname “Air Conditioner Man”, whose civilian HVAC employment proved quite useful allowing him to fix broken units all across the air base during his free time. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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181019-Z-NJ935-0058

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark McDaniel, the command chief for the Oregon Air National Guard, congratulates Senior Airman Jacob Enyart of the 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron during a demobilization ceremony, Jan. 4. He and 14 other Airmen departed for Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in the Spring of 2018 and returned six months later after performing contingency air traffic control operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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181019-Z-NJ935-0031

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mike Stencel from left, the Adjutant General for Oregon, welcome Airmen from the 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron home along with Tobias Reed, the Oregon State Treasurer, Brig. Gen. James Kriesel, the Oregon Air National Guard commander and Chief Master Sgt. Mark McDaniel, the state command chief, Jan. 4, 2019. Fifteen Airmen departed for Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in the Spring of 2018 and returned six months later after performing contingency air traffic control operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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181013-Z-F3914-0059

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Micah Lambert, 173rd Maintenance Group commander, accepts the Big Kahuna award on behalf of the maintenance group from the 173rd Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Jeff Smith, Oct. 13, 2018 during the combat dining in at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Big Kahuna Award was named in honor of Master Sgt. Jaun Canopii, a 173rd FW Airman who perished along with his wife, Chantell, in a private aircraft crash the year prior (Photo courtesy Master Sgt. James Schols)
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181013-Z-NV612-0043

Veteran Vietnam pilot Jim Wise, who shot down the last MiG during the Vietnam War, described his service to the Airmen of the 173rd Fighter Wing during a combat dining in at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Oct. 13, 2018. It is a tradition during a dining in to have a guest speaker. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)
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