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Aug. 10, 2023
Leading Edge Training: Kingsley Field Fire Department trains local Fire Department on F-15 procedures

The Kingsley Field Fire Department conducted F-15 familiarization training with local Fire District One emergency personnel at Kingsley Field, Oregon, earlier this month.
Nov. 9, 2022
F-35 fighters put 173rd Fighter Wing’s ample range space to the test

A squadron of the one of the Nation’s most advanced fighter aircraft traveled from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Ore., for a two-week stint in late October 2022.
April 20, 2022
Team Kingsley dedicated crew chief says goodbye to jet, hopeful for new airframe

The fighter aircraft at Kingsley Field boast long lives, taking to the skies of southern Oregon for max-performance missions despite being more than 30 years old. Each time they return to their dedicated crew chief, their Eagle Keeper, who is there to prepare them for their next mission.
March 22, 2022
New Tech: Robot "dog" visits 173rd Fighter Wing

One of the newest innovations in law enforcement wandered around the 173rd Fighter Wing, paying special attention to a group of curious onlookers as well as checking out the security forces compound during a demonstration by the 142nd Fighter Wing’s robot “dog”, March 8, 2022. The 142nd brought the
March 16, 2022
Total Force: Active Duty unit at 173rd FW changes hands

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Baker assumes command of the 550th Fighter Squadron during a change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Feb. 25, 2022. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB.
March 15, 2022
Emerging technology helps runners avoid injury, get faster at the 173rd Fighter Wing

It’s a brand new program brought to the Airmen of the 173rd Fighter Wing by the Health Awareness and Education Team (HEAT). It’s called Run D.N.A. says certified corrective exercise specialist Amy Jones, and it represents an opportunity for every Airman to avoid injury as they train.
Feb. 6, 2022
Kingsley Field FSF welcomes self-service machine

Starting Feb. 15, the Force Support Flight will provide a new option for retirees and dependents wanting to renew their ID cards without waiting for an available appointment. A brand new IDRenew kiosk sits in the west vestibule of building 211 and will be available whenever the building doors are
July 1, 2021
Kingsley Field hosts ANG Director

On an unusually hot Friday at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, and Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, Oregon Air National Guard (ANG) commander, assembled on the ramp to welcome Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, ANG director, as he stopped to visit
Nov. 13, 2020
First time: two brothers learn to fly the F-15C in the same 173rd FW class

Instructor pilots at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon, meet any number of students who have interesting stories of how they found their way to F-15C training at the sole schoolhouse for the aircraft in the U.S. Air Force. For the first time in any of their memories, stretching back
July 2, 2020
Kingsley pilot accomplishes 3000th flight hour in F-15 Eagle

U.S. Air Force Col. Geoffrey Jensen, the 173rd Operations Group commander, lists a significant number of accomplishments over his decades-long career, but getting him to talk about them isn’t easy. In a sit down interview Jensen repeatedly responded to questions about his career by citing a great

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