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  • 173rd FW Instructor Pilot selected as newest Thunderbird demo pilot

    The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the “Thunderbirds”, recently announced the latest addition to their team for the 2024-2025 season, Maj. Tyler Clark, a 173rd Fighter Wing instructor pilot and chief of scheduling, is the first Air National Guard fighter pilot selected

  • Soaring Eagles: F-15 serves for 50-years and counting

    It was July 27, 1972 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., when the F-15 Eagle took its first flight. Twenty-eight months later it was delivered to the U.S. Air Force where it has served continuously for the last 50 years.

  • ACC Commander pays rare visit to 173rd Fighter Wing

    The commander of Air Combat Command, made his first visit to the 173rd Fighter Wing, Feb. 4-6, 2019, to see operations at the sole provider of F-15C air superiority pilots in the U.S. Air Force. General Mike Holmes is responsible for all the combat units in the Air Force and as such is very