{"id":20200,"date":"2018-04-05T16:03:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T16:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/05\/f-15s-flying-again-at-oregon-air-national-guard-wing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:29:36","slug":"f-15s-flying-again-at-oregon-air-national-guard-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/04\/05\/f-15s-flying-again-at-oregon-air-national-guard-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"F-15s flying again at Oregon Air National Guard wing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Air Field in Oregon resumed flying its 30 F-15Cs March 29 after a week-long grounding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar, a spokeswoman for the 173rd, said in an email that the planes were grounded<\/a> the evening of March 22 after a maintenance records review raised questions about whether one plane had been properly repaired five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 173rd is an Oregon Air National Guard unit that trains F-15 pilots<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shirar said that after the discrepancy was discovered, the wing had to verify its aircraft had been repaired properly and didn\u2019t have structural issues that would put its flight crew at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOut of an abundance of caution, we stood down flying so that a team from the System Program Office could have the opportunity to assess the aircraft,\u201d Shirar said. \u201cSafety is always our number one priority.\u201d
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