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  • Air Guard, Thai Counterparts Plan Air Refueling Engagement

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Leaders from the Royal Thai Air Force and Washington Air National Guard wrapped up the final planning conference on what could be a historic engagement in the Kingdom of Thailand later this year.“There are a lot of eyes on this exercise that we are planning,” said Brig. Gen.

  • Team Kingsley moves operations on airfield when taxiway “fails”

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- In the morning, one of the first orders of business for the Supervisor of Flying is to inspect the ramp, taxiways, and runway ensuring the surface is safe for aircraft to operate on.  On June 7, 2023, Col. Jason Nalepa, 173rd Operations Group commander and Supervisor of

  • Kid’s Artwork Selected for Nose Art on Oregon Air Guard F-15

    KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On June 23, 11-year-old Kaelynn Hartman stepped into the hangar at Kingsley Field to see her artwork adorned on the nose of a 173rd Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle.“It’s unbelievable that my drawing is on an F-15,” she said. “It makes me proud of myself.”Kaelynn’s drawing of an F-15

  • 173rd Fighter Wing Airman uses singing voice to show appreciation

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- Most military ceremonies have a very similar structure, it goes something like, arrival of official party, posting of the colors, playing of the National Anthem, remarks by presiding official…The 173rd Fighter Wing follows this format carefully, adhering to the protocol

  • 173rd Fighter Wing to Host F-35 Training Squadron

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The Air Force has selected the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing as the preferred location to host the service’s next F-35A Lightning II training squadron. The F-35A is the Air Force’s latest and most-capable fifth-generation fighter. The basing decision,

  • Western Air Defense Sector Conducts Exercise at Oregon Beach

    SUNSET BEACH, Ore. - For the past month, Airmen from the Western Air Defense Sector’s 225th Air Defense Squadron have been innovating mobile tactical command and control planning and exercises to inch closer to a vision of agile combat employment to protect the homeland.On Apr. 25, they continued

  • 173rd FW Deploys to Florida for Missile Live-fire Training

    PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Nearly 120 Airmen and six F-15C Eagles from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing traveled to Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle to train with live missiles over the Gulf of Mexico March 9-23.Called the Weapons Systems Evaluation Program, or WSEP,

  • Oregon Airman finds inspiration on the Pickleball Court

    PORTLAND, OR. -- Serving in the military requires discipline, perseverance, and the ability to adapt to new challenges. For one pickleball player and Oregon Air National Guard member, these traits have been the cornerstone of their success both on and off the court.As the unit deployment manager for