AMARG-309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (Tucson, Arizona)

USA / Arizona / Littletown / Tucson, Arizona
 military airbase, arsenal / weapon and ammunition storage
www.dm.af.mil/units/amarc.asp
309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) Surplus and retired aircraft from all branches of the military are stored here due to the ideal climate (warm and dry). Aircraft sent to AMARG, also known as "The Boneyard", are processed for long-term storage in the Arizona desert. Sensitive instruments and high-value items are removed for safekeeping, and the airframes are drained and purged of fuel, oil, and hydraulic fluid. Windows, doors, and hatches are sealed with protective material, but vents and aircraft undersides are left open to avoid condensation. Most aircraft transferred to this facility are "cannibalized" (stripped for spare parts) and eventually scrapped, but some of the transport aircraft such as the older C-130s are made available to other federal agencies for nonmilitary purposes such as firefighting.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/309th_Aerospace_Maintenance_and_Regeneration_Group
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Coordinates:   32°9'37"N   110°50'30"W

Comments

  • cool secenery!!
  • Oh, qua đây buôn đồng nát thì phất to
  • Impressionante! Um enorme estacionamento de aeronaves!
  • Makes you wonder how many people they could have provided healthcare and housing for instead of building all this...
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