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14 F-15s from Kadena air base have reached Kingsley Field

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A total of 14 F-15s that were previously deployed to Kadena air base, Japan have arrived at Kingsley Field, Oregon.

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from Kadena Air Base, Japan land at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon Dec. 2, 2022 where they will be inspected and repaired before being transferred to their gaining units or retired to the Boneyard. Kingsley Field was selected as the hub to receive the aircraft after the Air Force announced the Kadena Eagles would be replaced by a rotating force of fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar)

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Dad teaches son to fly the F-16

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1st Lt. Nathan Thomas is attending the F-16 B-course at 162nd Wing, the unit where his father, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, is serving as an F-16 instructor.

1st Lt. Nathan Thomas, an active-duty F-16 student pilot, poses with his dad, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, a Drill Status Guardsman F-16 instructor pilot with the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)

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