“You will see flight demonstrations from the F-15 Eagles that we have here. “There will be lots of vendors on the base, but most significantly visitors can watch what we do - and that is to train the world’s greatest air superiority pilots right here in Klamath Falls.” “We invite all of our community to Sentry Eagle and see what it is Kingsley Field provides to our community,” said Colonel Lee Bouma, 173rd Fighter Wing Commander. Children were met with several activities catered directly to them - including but not limited to, bounce houses, face painting, and the opportunity for a picture sitting in the cockpit of an F-15. Airmen had the opportunity to bring their families to the base and show just what they do for the Oregon Air National Guard and United States Air Force. The educational tanker ride was capped with a circle over Crater Lake.įriday was also earmarked as Kingsley Family Day too. Offloading 12,000-16,000 lbs of jet fuel in a matter of minutes. In military airspace, 22,000 feet over Lake County the KC-135 hitched up to four of Kingsley’s own F-15 Eagles. The tanker crew demonstrated how they refuel aircraft while in flight.
The open house event takes off at 9:00 AM at Kingsley Field, Saturday, June 25.įriday was Media Day for various regional news personnel to preview the event, watch practice flights, and take a ride in a KC-135 Stratotanker.
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This is without a doubt Klamath Falls’ premier must-do, can’t miss, free event of the year. The Sentry Eagle open house returns tomorrow for the first time since 2017.
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