173rd Fighter Wing

173d Fighter Wing
173d Fighter Wing
	173d Fighter Wing emblem
Active	1996-Present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Wing
Role	Fighter Interception
Part of	Oregon Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Commanders
Current Commander	Colonel James Miller
Command Chief Master Sergeant	Command Chief Master Sergeant Patrick Walsh

The 173d Fighter Wing (173 FW) is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command.

Overview

Kingsley Field AGB is home to the 173rd Fighter Wing, which is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173rd Fighter Wing is responsible for training the best air-to-air combat pilots in the world. Also, as part of the Air National Guard, the wing serves the state of Oregon and our nation in times of peace and war.

Units

173d Operations Group

114th Fighter Squadron

173d Maintenance Group
173d Mission Support Group
173d Medical Group

History

Lineage

Organized and activated as 173d Fighter Wing, 1 April 1996

Assignments

Oregon Air National Guard

Gained by: Air Education and Training Command

Components

173d Operations Group, 1 April 1996-Present

114th Fighter Squadron, 1 April 1996-Present

Assigned to 173 OG entire period

Stations

Aircraft

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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