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  • 173rd Fighter Wing promotes newest Chief

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Brown sits next to Col. Adam Gaudinski, the 173rd Fighter Wing Commander during his promotion ceremony to the highest enlisted grade, December 20, 2024, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Brown is the newest Chief Master Sgt. at Kingsley Field. (U.S.

  • Lt. Col. Tyler Cox promotes to Colonel

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Cox, 173rd Maintenance Group commander stand at attention with Col. Adam Gaudinski, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, during a promotion ceremony December 30, 2024, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Less than two percent of Air Force officers are promoted to the

  • 173rd FW hosts Pilot for a Day

    The unique experience of becoming a F-15C Eagle pilot is normally a series of rigorous schools eventually landing you at Kingsley Field, but one individual received the fast pass to be a fighter pilot for a day. The 173rd Fighter Wing had the honor to bring Carsen “Deadshot” Darnell to Kingsley

  • Spikes train with Oregon Eagles

    The 62nd Fighter Squadron and 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, traveled to Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Oregon, to participate in off-station interoperability fighter pilot and Airmenship training with the 173rd Fighter

  • Kingsley Airmen called to support wildfire response at growing Rum Creek Fire

    Twenty Oregon Air National Guard Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing left to help fight the Rum Creek Fire burning near the shores of the Rogue River, Aug. 29, 2022. It is part of “OPLAN Smokey”, a program designed to let the state of Oregon call upon the citizen Guardsmen to serve their state and

  • It Takes More than a Maintainer to Keep the Machines Running

    Many Airmen of the U.S. Air Force are familiar with the common question: “Are you a pilot?” It’s a simple query served by many members of the public who simply aren’t familiar with the inner workings of America’s Air Defense.

  • 173rd FW expands emergency response capability

    The 173rd Fighter Wing upgraded its emergency operations center July 2020, expanding the square footage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, emergency operations staff met in a room that could barely contain all the work stations, phones, computers, binders, a printer, numerous display screens

  • Aircrew Flight Equipment shop provides pilots with life-saving equipment

    Senior Master Sgt. Kenny Shearer, the 173rd Aircrew Flight Equipment superintendent at Kingsley Field, Oregon, says he would prefer his career stay out of the spotlight. “It’s a thankless job, and I would prefer it stay thankless,” he says. “I would prefer it to be something that never gets used.”

  • 173rd FW to host Sentry Eagle exercise and Open House next year

    The 173rd Fighter Wing will host the 17th Sentry Eagle air-to-air combat exercise July 15 to 19, 2020. Additionally, the public is invited to enjoy a wide variety of fighter aircraft, military operations, and static displays during the Open House on Saturday, 18 July and admission is free.