AMARG - Davis-Monthan AFB - Tucson, AZ
(Photo: AMARG Public Affairs Office)
The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) aka "The Boneyard" is located at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ. The Boneyard is an open-air, desert storage facility for retired military aircraft. Many of these aircraft are in a state of preservation and, therefore, available to be called back into service if needed. Certain airframes, such as the B-1 Lancer and A-10 Thunderbolt II, are being picked over for spare parts to support aircraft on active duty.
B-1s from Ellsworth, Dyess and Robins AFB
A-10 Thunderbolt II
Airframes that are completely useless are likely awaiting their demise at the nearby smelter. There are numerous F-4 Phantoms and F-16 Fighting Falcons at the Boneyard and many are being converted to QF-4 and QF-16 target drones.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
All of the great, cold-war era bomber fleets have passed through the Boneyard. The B-36 Peacemaker, B-47 Stratojet and B-58 Hustler strategic bombers largely met their downfall at the Davis-Monthan smelter. Many of those aircraft that escaped the smelter are on display at various museums and airparks around the country. The nearby Pima Air & Space Museum has a very nice collection of such aircraft.
(Photo: AMARG Public Affairs Office)
