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March 21, 2018
Kingsley Field Fire Department Triumphs at Seattle Stair Climb

On March 11, 2018 fire fighters from the Kingsley Field Fire Department placed third in the 27th Annual Seattle Stair Climb to raise money for leukemia and lymphoma research. Additionally, Assistant Fire Chief of Training, Derek Sherrell, placed second in the event with a time of 10:58, three
Feb. 28, 2018
The Adjutant General, Oregon, visits Kingsley Field

U.S. Air Force Major General Michael Stencel, the Adjutant General, Oregon, recognizes a group of Kingsley Field Fire Fighters for their recent life savig actions in the local community at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon February 27, 2018. Stencel spent the morning at Kingsley Field hearing
Feb. 19, 2018
Kingsley Field celebrates unprecedented lease extension until 2095

The 173rd Fighter Wing celebrated the longest lease extension in the Air Force. A ceremony at the base marked the 50 year extension, that leads the base out until 2095.
Jan. 5, 2018
Hometown Heroes take flight with the 173rd Fighter Wing

The 173rd Fighter Wing inducted two local civic leaders into the Hometown Heroes program Jan. 3, 2018 with a flight in the backseat of an F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field, Oregon.
Nov. 5, 2017
173rd Fighter Wing Airmen recognized during demobilization ceremony

The 173rd Fighter Wing held a demobilization ceremony to recognize the 56 Airmen who deployed last year in support of global operations and the 97 Airmen who were called up to State Active Duty to fight wildfires across the state of Oregon.
Aug. 17, 2017
Training prepares Oregon Guardsmen for fighting fires

A combined force of 105 Oregon Army and Air National Guardsmen prepared to deploy to the High Cascade Complex Fire in southern Oregon, while completing one-day refresher training at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) in Salem, Oregon, on Aug. 15, 2017. The Oregon National
July 28, 2017
Air National Guard Director visits 173rd FW

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. Michael Stencel, Adjutant General, Oregon, Col. Jeffrey Smith, Commander 173rd Fighter Wing, and distinguished visitors walk towards the flight line during Sentry Eagle, July 22, 2017, at Kingsley Field in Klamath
July 26, 2017
Sentry Eagle Open House draws crowds

More than 10,000 people arrived en masse to Kingsley Field to see a wide variety of fighter aircraft, military operations, and static displays at the Sentry Eagle 2017 exercise and Open House, July 22, hosted by the 173rd Fighter Wing.
Feb. 22, 2017
173rd Fighter Wing helps neighbors to the south

173rd Fighter Wing Avionics Backshops lends expertice and tools to visiting 144th Figther Wing out of Fresno, Calif., unit to help alleviate flying backlog at their unit.

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