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173rd Fighter Wing Honor Guard Member of the Year- Senior Airmen Kanee Chocktoot

In 2015 Chocktoot volunteered more than 18 hours of her time performing in 12 retreat details; she demonstrated exceptional leadership during this by leading several six member teams. Her dedication led her to participate in additional training from the Beale Air Force Base Honor Guard, expanding her skill set which she passes on to new members of Kingsley Field’s Honor Guard. Her outstanding character and attention to detail ensured the entire honor guard team was fully equipped and ready with serviceable equipment and uniforms. She volunteered with the Kingsley Field Social Club during Sentry Eagle 2015, helping make the open house and air-to-air exercise a success. Her dedication to the community shows as she volunteered over 20 hours as assistant coach to the Little Kickers soccer team. Chocktoot is always willing to help and add expertise to jobs and personnel, instilling the Air Force core value of excellence in everything she does.
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173rd Fighter Wing Wingman Award- Master Sergeant Jay Bosse

Bosse distinguished himself as an exemplary leader during Kingsley Field’s 2015 training exercise in Tucson, Ariz. His avionics and First Sergeant expertise helped attain a 98.75-percent maintenance effectiveness rate. Bosse’s exceptional leadership shone through during the training exercise when a maintenance issue on a transport aircraft left 45 members stranded; he responded by procuring transportation, lodging, and meals ensuring every Airman was taken care of. He is willing to step up when needed; Bosse filled the roll of First Sergeant for both the maintenance group and logistics readiness squadron during a temporary duty yonder. Bosse is a leader in the community, helping lead youth sports programs. He is a go-to advisor for pulse of the personnel and his peer trust ensures they share issues with him to achieve resolution.
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173rd Fighter Wing First Sergeant of the Year - Master Sergeant Laduska Wright

In 2015 Wright’s actions as the First Sergeant for 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron helped foster an environment of confidence among young Airmen and bridged the gaps between Director of Psychological Health and State family readiness. Wright has become an anchor for Airmen with behavioral and alcohol issues helping them to locate proper treatment, increasing their wellness and chances for success. Her dedication to professional development was apparent when she simultaneously attended the in-residence First Sergeant Academy and correspondence Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy. Wright led by example when she completed her Community College of the Air Force degree and created a personal plan to accomplish her Bachelors within a year while balancing family and work responsibilities.
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173rd Fighter Wing Civilian of the Year - Brett Hulstrom

In 2015 Hulstrom expertly responded to 38 in-flight emergencies and 120 off base emergencies ensuring the safety of on and off base personnel. He is the key member of a three person task force deployed to support central Oregon’s Canyon Creek conflagration efforts where he devoted seven successive days delivering fire protection to homes in the Bend and La Pine area. Hustrom was instrumental in to the development and execution of the 2015 Sentry Eagle Action Plan, where coordinated and engaged with multiple agencies and personnel ensuring safe operations for 72 aircraft, 1,300 military member, and 5,000 civilians during the open house. He led Kingsley Field’s participation in the county wide emergency response agency and safety fair showcasing airport firefighting vehicles and educating the public on Kingsley fire and emergency service abilities. Hulstrom developed partnerships with local municipal fire departments for training and actual emergency response bolstering base and community relations. He was key to interagency mass casualty training at Sky Lakes Medical Center which highlighted the agencies mutual prowess.
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173rd Fighter Wing Field Grade Officer of the Year - Major Dreama Hutchison

In 2015 Hutchison expertly managed 33 Airmen and $2.89-million in IT assets to support the 173rd Fighter Wing mission. She utilized limited personnel during the Total Force Integration to complete a $331,000 communications upgrade with zero downtime. Her leadership during a multi-agency $340,000 E911 installation resulted in a 10-percent improvement in emergency response time, meeting the Oregon Governor’s suspense. Hutchison was instrumental in decreasing network vulnerabilities by 25-percent resulting in a top 10 time compliance network order rate in the Air National Guard. She is a decisive commander, reorganizing full time manning resources to ensure healthy force management. Her dedication and professionalism extends into the community as well where she coached local youth volleyball, was a guest speaker for the local Soroptimist group, and helped organized the Triad School “Spring Fling” fostering improved base and community relations.
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173rd Fighter Wing Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year - Master Sergeant Rene Horne

In 2015 Horne developed an occupational health tracking tool, streamlining the occupation health exam compliance by six percent. Her management of the occupation health program resulted in maintaining an exam rate above 93-percent. Horne was handpicked by the National Guard Bureau as subject matter expert for a staff assistance visit inspection and was actively recruited to be the next career field functional manager. She conducted a vertical inspection on the 142nd public health programs, directly resulting in a highly effect rating during their wing Unit Effectiveness Inspection. Horne is also dedicated to self-improvement, working on her master’s in Public Health while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. She dedicates her time to the base and community as an avid supporter of base member career progression, wing family day, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
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173rd Fighter Wing Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year - Staff Sergeant Derik Trumbull

In 2015, Trumbull helped overcome a 33-percent manpower shortage in his section by working both the inspection and maintenance elements. He inspected 37,000 lbs. of spent munitions residue rendering material safe for DLA resale, directly resulting in recycling earnings of $18,173 for base moral, welfare, and recreation. Trumbull successfully integrated the first active duty munitions inspector at Kingsley Field, resulting in a 273 line-item product increase. Trumbull is highly motivated NCO on and off duty; he is currently enrolled in Chemekta Community College and the Community College of the Air Force where he is pursuing two degrees in Securing Munitions and Nursing Technology. He is also a fitness leader, scoring five consecutive scores of 100-percent and mentoring 22 individuals resulting in a 90-percent workplace fitness readiness. Trumbull dedicates 22 hours a month to the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office for patrol duties.
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173rd Fighter Wing Airman of the Year - Senior Airman Jared Boyer

In 2015 Boyer’s technical skill directly contributed to cost reduction helping save $10.1 million dollars for the 173rd Fighter Wing. As a leader, Boyer revamped the Avionics security program ensuring $2.3-million in assets were properly stored. He also serves as Chairman of the Junior Enlisted Counsel where he oversaw the efforts of 49 members and various volunteer projects. He led the Junior Enlisted Council to create the first Kingsley Field Duathlon earning $600 for five local charities and the Wounded Warrior Foundation. He holds a Community College of the Air Force Degree in Avionics Systems Technology and is enrolled in the Business Administration program at the Penn State World Campus. Boyer coaches volleyball as an assistant coach with the Oregon Institute of and conducts a volleyball camp for more than 100 students in the offseason.
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Icy roads force renewed focus on winter safety

A foggy day and freezing temperatures conspired to make driving hazardous not two miles from the front gate at Kingsley Field. The top photo is the vehicle of a 173rd Fighter Wing spouse. Although no one was hurt both vehicles were too badly damaged to be repaired. (Photo courtesy 2nd Lt. Adrian Mateos)
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F-15 sustainment team visits 173rd, gets ground-level input from maintainers

Maj. Gen. T. Glenn Davis, the mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, and a select team of F-15 Sustainment professionals, visited the wing in what was billed as a customer service visit, Dec. 5, 2015. Many line-level maintainers explained the current problems with keeping a legacy aircraft, some as old as 37 years, aloft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar, 173rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs/released)
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F-15 sustainment team visits 173rd, gets ground-level input from maintainers

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dave Chinander, 173rd Maintenance Group, demonstrates for Maj. Gent. T. Glenn Davis how a fixture is mounted directly to the wing and used to successively remove fine layers of titanium from the wing’s skin exposing the wing spar beneath. Through the opening maintainers can use various inspection techniques such as an eddy current tester to determine if the spar is sound, however without this small opening it is not possible to conduct any meaningful inspection. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar\released)
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F-15 sustainment team visits 173rd, gets ground-level input from maintainers

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Chinander, 173rd Maintenance Group, explains to Maj. Gen. T. Glenn Davis, the mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, how a tool designed and fabricated locally in the 173rd Sheet Metal shop helps save lost sorties, manpower and perhaps millions of dollars. Without this fixture an aircraft has to go to depot maintenance in Georgia incurring those costs and removing it from the fleet until it returns. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)
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B-Course Series - Students take flight

1st Lt. Scott McGowen sits in the cockpit of a waiting F-15 aircraft while preparing to make his first flight at the controls of the Eagle, Dec. 10, 2015. His instructor pilot Maj. Victor Knill, will ride in the backseat to ensure safety and provide feedback upon landing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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Airman Spotlight - Maj. (Dr.) Anil Menon

Maj. Anil Menon, 173rd Medical Group Flight Surgeon, is Citizen-Airman who is an emergency room doctor and Flight Surgeon certified to work in Mission Control for NASA. Menon supports the International Space Station and travels to Russia to support launch and landing. (Photo courteous of Maj. Menon/released)
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Airman Spotlight - Maj. (Dr.) Anil Menon

Maj. Anil Menon, 173rd Medical Group Flight Surgeon, poses in front of an F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Menon is a member of the Critical Care Air Transport Team and has deployed three times with the CCATT, transporting critically wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan to Germany. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson/released)
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19th Air Force commander visits 173rd Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Reeves, 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 pilot, and Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, walk off the flight line following their flight in an F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Nov. 19, 2015. Hecker is a former F-15 Eagle pilot and had the chance to get back into the seat of the Eagle during his visit to the 173rd FW. Hecker spent two days at Kingsley Field seeing the wing’s mission first hand, meeting the Airmen, and learning about the issues they face. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar/released)
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19th Air Force commander visits 173rd Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, shares his command philosophy with the members of the 173rd Fighter Wing during a commander’s call at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Nov. 19, 2015. Hecker spent two days at Kingsley Field seeing the wing’s mission first hand, meeting the Airmen, and learning about the issues they face. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar/released)
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19th Air Force commander visits 173rd Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brett Lundberg, 173rd Fighter Wing quality assurance, explains to Maj. Gen. James Hecker, the 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert Boyer, 19th Air Force command chief, how he figured out a maintenance issue on the F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, during a tour Nov. 19, 2015. Hecker spent two days at Kingsley Field seeing the wing’s mission first hand, meeting the Airmen, and learning about the issues they face. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar/released)
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19th Air Force commander visits 173rd Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, listens to a briefing by 173rd Fighter Wing commander, Col. Kirk Pierce, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Nov. 18, 2015. Hecker spent two days at Kingsley Field seeing the wing’s mission first hand, meeting the Airmen, and learning about the issues they face. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar/released)
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19th Air Force commander visits 173rd Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tom Howard, 173rd Fighter Wing aircrew flight equipment, gives Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, a refresher course on the survival equipment found in the F-15 Eagle in preparation for Hecker’s flight the next day at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Nov. 18, 2015. Hecker is a former F-15 Eagle pilot and had the chance to get back into the seat of the Eagle during his visit to the 173rd FW. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar/released)
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