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190406-Z-PL933-0004

Claire Earnest works to build a weight-bearing bridge with gum drops and toothpicks during Kingsley Kid’s Day at the 173rd Fighter Wing, April 6, 2019. The program brings the children of Kingsley Airmen to the base for a day of science, technology and math exposure in a fun, hands-on environment and ended with a presentation by a senior officer to each of the children. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason van Mourik)
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190307-Z-NJ935-0543

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eduardo Calderon, the sole arresting system certifier at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon, emerges from an underground room after inspecting the emergency arresting system following a test of the system at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, March 7, 2019. It is necessary to construct the rooms underground because the airfield is required to be flat and without obstruction, particularly this close to the active runway. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190307-Z-NJ935-0522

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eduardo Calderon, the sole arresting system certifier at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon, describes the checks he conducts to another member of the civil engineer squadron to the braking mechanisms located in underground rooms on either side of the runway. The equipment consists of large braking drums as well as four-cylinder, gas motors needed to retract the cable after deploying to stop an aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190307-Z-NJ935-0451

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eduardo Calderon, the sole arresting system certifier at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon, documents that the system functioned perfectly during a test March 7, 2019. The test, required annually, showed that the system remains in good operating order and is ready for an emergency landing whenever necessary. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190307-Z-NJ935-0405

Kingsley Field Firefighters reset the center cable of the barrier arresting system used for emergency landings following an actual test where an F-15 took the cable March 7, 2019 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. These rubber holders allow the cable to be stored in the groove between the steel plates and raise it when the air traffic control tower prepares for an emergency. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190307-Z-NJ935-0288

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eduardo Calderon, 173rd Civil Engineering Squadron’s sole arresting system certifier at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, inspects the emergency cable arresting system following a test March 7, 2019. The test, required annually, showed that the system remains in good operating order and is ready for an emergency landing whenever necessary. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190307-Z-NJ935-0150

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, takes the cable during a test of the emergency landing system, March 7, 2019. The test, required annually, showed that the system remains in good operating order and is ready for an emergency landing whenever necessary. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190307-Z-NJ935-0148

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, touches down with its tail hook deployed in order to take the cable during an arresting cable system test, March 7, 2019. The system, designed to stop an aircraft during an emergency landing, requires an annual test to ensure safe operation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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190305-A-LM216-706

Senior Airman Daniel Fry with the 173rd Security Forces Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, searches buildings for casualties during a simulated civil disturbance response following a natural disaster at the Guardian Center of Georgia during the PATRIOT South 19 exercise, Mar. 5, 2019. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
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190305-A-LM216-988

Airman 1st Class Conner Moore (left) with the 142nd Fighter Wing CERFP, Oregon Air National Guard, waits as Staff Sgt. Joshua Waddell (right), a flight medic with D co 1-224 AVB, District of Columbia National Guard is lowered from a UH-72 Lakota to evacuate a simulated casualty during civil disturbance response training at the Guardian Center of Georgia during the PATRIOT South 19 exercise, Mar. 5, 2019. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
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190305-A-LM216-109

Staff Sgt. Ryan Kaber with the 173rd Security Forces Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, helps manage an unruly crowd during civil disturbance response training at the Guardian Center of Georgia during the PATRIOT South 19 exercise, Mar. 5, 2019. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
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Wing Commander introduces new program to communicate with Airmen – “SLED Talks”

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Smith, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, speaks during a small group discussion at February 21, 2019 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. This program, labeled “SLED Talks”, a play on the name of the highly popular TED talks, was started to communicate with Airmen across the base in smaller group setting of 12 or less individuals. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)
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190302-Z-NJ935-0096

For the first time in recent memory the 173rd Fighter Wing hosted its own annual awards banquet to honor Airmen who were awarded state and wing-level awards for performance last year, March 2, 2019. The changes were in response to curtailing the extensive travel and logistics planning in bringing two wings and headquarters personnel together from around the state, but despite the changes the venue was filled to capacity. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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173rd FW hosts awards banquet to honor superior performers

U.S Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joedy Wilson, who was the lead for the banquet committee, presents the Oregon Institute of Technology catering staff with a plaque thanking them for their efforts in providing what many called an excellent meal to more than 100 Airmen and family members in a short amount of time, March 2, 2019 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school and the 173rd FW have a strong partnership in the local community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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173rd FW hosts awards banquet to honor superior performers

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeremy Gibson, 173rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, and his wife Laura arrive at the first awards banquet for the Airmen of the Year hosted solely by the 173rd Fighter Wing, March 2, 2019 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Previously the ceremony included both Oregon Air National Guard wings and the state headquarters, requiring significant travel on many attendees; these changes may have contributed to the highest wing attendance in recent memory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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173rd FW hosts awards banquet to honor superior performers

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Nalepa, the 114th Fighter Squadron commander, accepts the Oregon Air National Guard Outstanding Unit of the Year award on behalf of his squadron during a ceremony in Klamath Falls, Oregon, March 2, 2019. The 114th FS is the flying unit of the 173rd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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173rd FW hosts awards banquet to honor superior performers

During the 173rd Fighter Wing Annual Awards banquet in Klamath Falls, Oregon, organizers showcase a silent auction to supply some additional entertainment while raising funds for future events, March 2, 2019. Fundraisers like this were one of the ways the organizing committee was able to pay for all of the meals for those who attended, a first for one of these banquets. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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173rd FW hosts awards banquet to honor superior performers

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Hilton, 173rd Security Forces Squadron, is honored as the Maj. Gen. Chester E. McCarty winner for General Support for the Oregon Air National Guard during a ceremony in Klamath Falls, Oregon, March 2, 2019. For his accomplishments he was presented a personalized wooden plaque inscribed with his name, wing patch, and the F-15C flown at Kingsley Field. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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173rd FW hosts awards banquet to honor superior performers

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Wyman, 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron, is honored as the Maj. Gen. Chester E. McCarty winner for Operations and Safety for the Oregon Air National Guard during a ceremony in Klamath Falls, Oregon, March 2, 2019. For his accomplishments he was presented a personalized wooden plaque inscribed with his name, wing patch, and the F-15C flown at Kingsley Field. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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173rd FW hosts awards banquet to honor superior performers

Retired Brig. Gen. James Cunningham, the former Oregon Air National Guard commander, explains why he created the Wingman Award during and awards banquet in Klamath Falls, Oregon, March 2, 2019. Cunningham commissioned an award upon stepping down to honor an enlisted member of the Oregon Air Guard; called the Wingman award he presents it personally each year to an enlisted member. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)
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