173d Fighter Wing

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 173d Fighter Wing


caption= 173d Fighter Wing emblem
dates= 1996-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force/Air National Guard
type= Wing
role= Fighter Interception
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command_structure= Air National Guard/Air Education and Training Command
garrison= Kingsley Field
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commander1=Colonel James Miller
commander1_label=Current Commander
commander2=
commander2_label=Vice Commander
commander3=Command Chief Master Sergeant Patrick Walsh
commander3_label=Command Chief Master Sergeant

The United States Air Force's 173d Fighter Wing is a unit located at Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Mission

Train the Best Air-to-Air Combat Pilots, Train Flight Doctors, and Serve Our State and Nation in Times of Peace and War. [ [http://www.orklam.ang.af.mil/ Welcome to the 173d Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field] ]

History

The 173rd Fighter Wing is located at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173rd Fighter Wing provides training for new pilots and pilot instructors on Air to Air combat tactics and basic flight instruction on the F-15. Also, Flight Surgeons, Dentists, and Optometrists receive specialized training on treating the unique physiological problems of pilots. The base in Klamath Falls is the more modern of the two major ANG installations in Oregon.

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Education and Training Command (1996-Present)

Previous designationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

*173rd Fighter Wing (1996-Present)

quadrons assigned

*114th Fighter Squadron (1996-Present)

Bases stationed

*Kingsley Field, (1996-Present)

Aircraft & Missiles OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

*F-15 Eagle (1998-Present)
*F-16 Fighting Falcon (1988-1998)

Decorations

* [http://wwa.afpc.randolph.af.mil/AwardsNet/SearchUnitAwards.aspx?Mode=Graphics Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)]
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