They served in combat from Korea to Afghanistan. Dangerous missions all over the world. Dropping bombs and protecting soldiers on the ground. Now, they lay here in the Arizona desert.

This is the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, aka The Boneyard. Wait for destruction, stripping or in some cases, reprieve. Welcome to the Boneyard, a desert tomb for US military ...

She explained that the out-of-service, aging aircraft are housed at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center – a desert base in Arizona known as “the boneyard” – with the ...

Notably, the last aircraft to leave Saigon as it fell to North Vietnamese forces sits alongside disassembled Cold War bombers. The B-52s have their tails removed — one of the terms of a post ...

The U.S. military, including the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Army, currently operates about 13,000 aircraft of all types. This runs a broad gamut from fighter jets like the F-22 Raptor and ...

It quickly expanded to aircraft from all military branches due to Tucson's low humidity, ... Today, the boneyard is both a testament to U.S. air prowess and, ...

Aircraft boneyard keeps planes for parts or possible reuse FILE - In this May 21, 2015 photo, U.S. Marines play spades during a break at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group ...

A graveyard of new life The Boneyard is also still active helping the US military in current battles. The Marine Corps announced in June that it was going to resurrect 23 F/A 18 Hornets from the ...

She explained that the out-of-service, aging aircraft are housed at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center – a desert base in Arizona known as “the boneyard” – with the ...