173rd Fighter Wing

173d Fighter Wing
173d Fighter Wing
	173d Fighter Wing F-15C-24-MC Eagle 79-022.
Active	1996-present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Oregon
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Wing
Role	Fighter/Air Defense
Part of	Oregon Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Tail code	"Oregon" American bald eagle
Insignia
173rd Fighter Wing emblem

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 173d Fighter Wing, which is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173d Fighter Wing is responsible for training air-to-air combat pilots. Also, as part of the Air National Guard, the wing serves the state of Oregon and the United States in times of peace and war.

Units

173d Operations Group

114th Fighter Squadron

270th Air Traffic Control Squadron

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

History

On 1 April 1996, the 173d Fighter Wing was formed at Kingsley AGB as a host organization and parent unit for the 114th Fighter Squadron when the unit was authorized to expand, with the 114th being transferred from the 142d Fighter Wing at Portland to the new wing at Kingsley ANGB. The 173d Fighter Wing consists of the 173d Operations Group; 173d Maintenance Group, 173d Mission Support Group and 173d Medical Group.

Initially flying F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft as a formal training unit (FTU), the F-16As were retired in the late 1990s as their service life was ending. The squadron began receiving F-15A/B Eagles in 1998. It was upgraded to the F-15C/D Eagle in 2004, continuing its mission as an ANG interceptor training unit.