Story by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar | 173rd Fighter Wing | 08.08.2024
The 173rd Fighter Wing will welcome back the U.S. Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, for the Wings and Eagles Airshow and Kingsley Field Open House, July 19-20, 2025....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson | 173rd Fighter Wing | 08.08.2017
The 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, hosted the 17th biennial Sentry Eagle exercise at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. This is one of the largest air-to-air combat exercises hosted by an Air National Guard unit....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson | 173rd Fighter Wing | 07.11.2015
Col. Steve “Slick” Harper remembers the first Sentry Eagle which took place in 1986 when he was the base commander. After seeing another guard base do an open house Harper thought it would be a good idea to host one at Kingsley Field. Simultaneously, one of his fellow instructor pilots pointed out that the Klamath Basin provided every opportunity to host a large number of fighter aircraft......
