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Historic Air Force base and home of the AMARG boneyard.
Opened
1927
Location
Tucson, United States
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DMA/KDMA) is a United States Air Force installation located in Tucson, Arizona. Established in the 1920s, it has grown into one of the most strategically significant military air bases in the country, serving as the headquarters for the 355th Wing and hosting numerous tenant units.
The base is perhaps best known as the home of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), commonly called the 'boneyard,' where thousands of retired military and government aircraft are stored, maintained, and sometimes returned to service in the Sonoran Desert's arid climate.
Davis-Monthan supports a wide range of missions including combat search and rescue, electronic warfare, and close air support training. The base is not open to commercial aviation and does not serve civilian passengers.
Notable facts
- ›Home to AMARG, the world's largest aircraft storage and preservation facility, with over 4,000 aircraft.
- ›Named after two Tucson aviators, Samuel H. Davis and Oscar Monthan, both killed in aviation accidents.
- ›The desert environment provides low humidity and hard alkaline soil ideal for long-term aircraft storage.
- ›Hosts the 355th Wing, flying A-10 Thunderbolt II and other aircraft.
- ›AMARG tours are available to the public through the Pima Air and Space Museum adjacent to the base.
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