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Oregon Air Guard Fighter Wing Honors Native Americans

Nov 21, 2024

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KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing welcomed members of the Klamath Tribes and others of

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Schuster, 173rd Aircraft Maintenance commander, presents Klamath Tribal Council members with a memento of an aircraft nose art design at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Nov. 15, 2024. The design was created by Native artist Gwen Colman Lester and is displayed on a 173rd Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Schuster, 173rd Aircraft Maintenance commander, presents Klamath Tribal Council members with a memento of an aircraft nose art design at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Nov. 15, 2024. The design was created by Native artist Gwen Colman Lester and is displayed on a 173rd Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle.