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173rd Fighter Wing

Field	Value
unit_name	173d Fighter Wing
image	114th Fighter Squadron McDonnell Douglas F-15C-24-MC Eagle 79-022.jpg
image_size	300
caption	173d Fighter Wing F-15C-24-MC Eagle
AF Ser. No. 79-0022.
dates	1996-present
country	United States
allegiance	Oregon
branch	[[File:US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg	25px]] Air National Guard
type	Wing
role	Fighter/Air Defense
command_structure	Oregon Air National Guard
garrison	Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon
equipment	"Oregon" American bald eagle
equipment_label	Tail code
identification_symbol	[[File:173d Fighter Wing.png	150px]]
identification_symbol_label	173rd Fighter Wing emblem

AF Ser. No. 79-0022. The 173rd Fighter Wing (173 FW) is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173d Fighter Wing is responsible for training combat pilots and support personnel on the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (C and D models) for the active-duty Air Force and the Air National Guard. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) of the United States Air Force.

In addition, as part of the Air National Guard, the 173 FW 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 Operations Support Squadron
173d Maintenance Group
173d Mission Support Group
173d Medical Group

History

On 1 April 1996, the 173d Fighter Wing was formed at Kingsley Field ANGB as a host organization and parent unit for the 114th Fighter Squadron (114 FS) 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 early versions of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as a formal training unit (FTU), the F-16As and F-16Bs were retired in the late 1990s as their service life was ending. The squadron began receiving F-15A and F-15B Eagles in 1998, upgrading to the F-15C and F-15D Eagle in 2004 as the A and B series aircraft were retired and continuing its mission as a fighter-interceptor training unit for the Air Force and the Air National Guard. Two F-15s were transferred to NASA's Armstrong Flight research center on December 22, 2025, where they will be modified for use with the X-59 programme.

Lineage

Designated 173d Fighter Wing, and allotted to Oregon ANG, 1996 : Extended federal recognition and activated, 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

Stations

Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Oregon, 1 April 1996 – present

Aircraft

F-16A/B Fighting Falcon, 1996–1998
F-15A/B Eagle, 1998–2004
F-15C/D Eagle, 2004–2025
F-35A,TBD 2026

References

173rd Fighter Wing lineage and history
Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978.
173rd Fighter Wing website

References

"NASA Adds Two F-15 Aircraft to Support Supersonic Flight Research - NASA".

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