Gia Seutter, 173rd Fighter Wing Director of Psychological Health, introduces herself as the newest DPH at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Additionally, she explains that the theme for September Suicide Prevention and Awareness month is Connect to Protect.
PHOENIX, Ore. — When not in uniform, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Rose wears brand new clothes. “None of these were mine a week ago,” he observed. But this 173rd Fighter Wing Equal Opportunity Airman isn’t living a life of extravagant consumption. Rose lost all of his belongings in an Oregon wildfire that burnt his home, his neighbor’s homes, and a significant portion of the rest of his town, to the ground.
KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. — Twelve Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Kingsley Field on September 12, 2020, to support firefighting operations in Central Oregon. In the week building up to this activation, wildfires broke out along the U.S. West Coast, displacing more than 40,000 in Oregon alone, with up to 500,000 on “high alert”.
