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240628-Z-NV612-2056

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Nalepa, 173rd Operations Group commander, is sprayed down with a fire hose and champagne by his friends and family following his final flight in the F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 28, 2024. Nalepa is retiring after 25 years of service in the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240628-Z-NV612-2042

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Nalepa, 173rd Operations Group commander, taxis in his aircraft following his final flight in the F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 28, 2024. Nalepa is retiring after 25 years of service in the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240628-Z-NV612-2023

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Nalepa, 173rd Operations Group commander, makes one more pass across the airfiled following his final flight in the F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 28, 2024. Nalepa is retiring after 25 years of service in the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240628-Z-NV612-2019

U.S. Air Force F-15C from the 173rd Fighter Wing, flies over the airfield following a training mission at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 28, 2024. The 173rd FW is the sole F-15C training schoolhouse for the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240628-Z-NV612-2003

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Nalepa, 173rd Operations Group commander, breaks away from the formation following his final flight in the F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 28, 2024. Nalepa is retiring after 25 years of service in the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240621-Z-NV612-2063

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon, incoming 173rd Operations Group commander, addresses his Airmen after accepting command during a formal change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 21, 2024. During the ceremony Col. Jason Nalepa, outgoing 173rd OG commander, passed command to Ridlon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240621-Z-NV612-2051

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon, incoming 173rd Operations Group commander, takes the guidon from Col. Lee Bouma, 173rd Fighter Wing, signaling his accepting command during a formal change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 21, 2024. During the ceremony Col. Jason Nalepa, outgoing 173rd OG commander, passed command to Ridlon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240621-Z-NV612-2048

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Nalepa, outgoing 173rd Operations Group commander, salutes Col. Lee Bouma, 173rd Fighter Wing, signaling his stepping down from command during a formal change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 21, 2024. During the ceremony Nalepa passed command to Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon, incoming 173rd OG commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240621-Z-NV612-2043

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Nalepa, outgoing 173rd Operations Group commander, addresses his Airmen one last time during a formal change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 21, 2024. During the ceremony Nalepa passed command to Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon, incoming 173rd OG commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240621-Z-NV612-2037

U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Bouma, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, shares the successes of the 173rd Operations Group over the last year during a formal change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 21, 2024. During the ceremony Col. Jason Nalepa, outgoing 173rd OG commander, passed command to Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon, incoming 173rd OG commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240621-Z-NV612-2035

U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Bouma, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, shares the successes of the 173rd Operations Group over the last year during a formal change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 21, 2024. During the ceremony Col. Jason Nalepa, outgoing 173rd OG commander, passed command to Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon, incoming 173rd OG commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240621-Z-NV612-2006

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon, incoming 173rd Operations Group commander, Col. Jason Nalepa, outgoing 173rd OG commander, and Col. Lee Bouma, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, shutdown the F-15 Eagles following a change of command flight at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., June 21, 2024. Following the flight they gathered on stage for a formal change of command ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240626-Z-NV612-1002

Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing gather at the 2nd Lt. David R. Kingsley Memorial for a ceremony honoring the 80th anniversary of Kingsley's heroic sacrifice June 26, 2024 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Kingsley, the base's namesake, is a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who sacrificed his life to save a fellow Airmen when the B-17 he was flying in crashed. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240626-Z-NV612-1012

Two U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 173rd Fighter Wing fly over following a training mission during a ceremony honoring the 80th anniversary of 2nd Lt. David R. Kingsley's heroic sacrifice June 26, 2024 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Kingsley, the base's namesake, is a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who sacrificed his life to save a fellow Airmen when the B-17 he was flying in crashed. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240626-Z-NV612-1003

U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Bouma, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, reads the Medal of Honor citation for 2nd Lt. David R. Kingsley during a ceremony honoring the 80th anniversary of Kingsley's heroic sacrifice June 26, 2024 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Kingsley, the base's namesake, is a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who sacrificed his life to save a fellow Airmen when the B-17 he was flying in crashed. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240610-Z-NV612-1064

U.S. Air Force Col. Adam Gaudinski, 173rd Maintenance Group commander, and Capt. Fanny Chollet, a Swiss Air Force Test Pilot, taxi to the runway in preparation for a familiarization flight in the U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Jun. 10, 2024. Chollet, the only Swiss female fighter pilot, is a recent graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Training Course at Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240610-Z-NV612-1059

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Baker, 550th Fighter Squadron commander , and Maj. David Boots, a Royal Canadian Air Force test pilot, taxi to the runway in preparation for a familiarization flight in the U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Jun. 10, 2024. Boots is a recent graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Training Course at Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240610-Z-NV612-1054

U.S. Air Force Col. Adam Gaudinski, 173rd Maintenance Group commander, and Capt. Fanny Chollet, a Swiss Air Force Test Pilot, taxi to the runway in preparation for a familiarization flight in the U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Jun. 10, 2024. Chollet, the only Swiss female fighter pilot, is a recent graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Training Course at Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240610-Z-NV612-1047

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Baker, 550th Fighter Squadron commander, preflights the aircraft with Maj. David Boots, a Royal Canadian Air Force Test Pilot, sits in the backseat in preparation for familiarization flight in the U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Jun. 10, 2024. Boots is a recent graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Training Course at Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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240610-Z-NV612-1023

Maj. David Boots, a Royal Canadian Air Force Test Pilot, climbs into the U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle in preparation for familiarization flight at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Jun. 10, 2024. Boots is a recent graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Training Course at Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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