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Davis Monthan Air Force Base

Tucson, United States

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Davis Monthan Air Force Base

Tucson, United States

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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.

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›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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Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base 5 miles southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona. It was established in 1925 as Davis–Monthan Landing Field. The host unit for Davis–Monthan AFB is the 355th Wing assigned to Twelfth Air Force (12AF), part of Air Combat Command (ACC). The base is best known as the location of the Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, the aircraft graveyard for all excess military and U.S. government aircraft and aerospace vehicles.

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