An F-15D Eagle experienced an in-flight emergency around 3 p.m. Monday and exited a runway while landing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., according to the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe pilot exited the aircraft safely, and is being transported to Sky Lakes Medical Center for precautionary measures and evaluation,\u201d the Oregon Air National Guard\u2019s 173rd Fighter Wing said in a Facebook message shortly after the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 173rd\u2019s mission involves training F-15 pilots under the Air Education and Training Command, according to the unit\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A number of F-15C\/D fighters from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, were sent to Kingsley Field starting in December, according to a news release by the 173rd that month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two F-15 squadrons at Kadena \u2014 nearly 50 fighters \u2014 are being phased out over two years and replaced by rotational fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kingsley Field is the ideal place to receive the jets departing Okinawa, according to the 173rd news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKingsley\u2019s geographic location on the West Coast makes it an easy choice due to the proximity of the stop-over location, Hickam Air Force Base, (Hawaii),\u201d Col. Adam Gaudinski, the 173rd Maintenance Group commander, said in the release. \u201cAdditionally, we were chosen due to our vast maintenance experience, unique capabilities, and our immense ramp and hangar space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More information on the emergency will be shared as it becomes available, the wing said in its Facebook message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n