![]() The air-conditioned bus tours, to be offered at 10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3pm, take approximately 75 minutes. The bus will stop for photo opportunities on base however everyone will remain on the bus and all photos taken through the windows.All carry-on items will be visually inspected before boarding the bus.Carry-on items may include a small camera without the case, and a small purse or fanny/belt pack.No carrying of firearms, weapons, illegal substances, backpacks, camera cases, and other non-essential items on the AMARG tour.Additional security procedures for entering a U.S. Air Force security requirements, all persons 16 years of age and older must present their government-issued identification (driver’s license, passport or military ID) at least one hour before the tour start time at the museum admission area. However, “normal business hours” are when many Tucsonans work.Thanks to the coordination of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AMARG and the museum, with volunteer airmen manning the security gates, on “Labor Saturday” –the Saturday of the Labor Day Weekend–Pima Air & Space Museum is offering docent-guided bus tours of the “Boneyard.” Prices are:Īdmission to Pima Air & Space Museum-only $12.25 for Pima County residents-is not required however per U.S. These tours run during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, not including federal holidays. In 1999, D-M in conjunction with AMARG awarded operation of tours to the Pima Air & Space Museum. Having a closer “inside-the-fence” view of the vast array (for comparison, at AMARG there are more planes in one location than exist on the entire continent of Australia) has always been in high demand. aircraft storage-perhaps the most visible mission,.aircraft overhaul-or limited depot-level maintenance,.aircraft reactivation (also called “regeneration”) – meaning returning aircraft to flying status,. ![]() Five elements make up their overall mission those elements include: ![]() The group, located on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, currently has more than 4,000 aircraft on a 2,600-acre (or 4-square-mile) facility. military branches’ and federal agencies including NASA’s aircraft. Instituted in April 1946, immediately after WW II, AMARG has grown to become the storage, regeneration and “recycling” center for all U.S. 30th.The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group-commonly referred to as the “Aircraft Boneyard”-operates to sustain U.S. PRESS RELEASE – Pima Air & Space Museum, who operates the often-sold-out bus tours of the “Aircraft Boneyard” aka the 309 th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) on the Davis-Monthan (DM) Air Force Base, announces the second-ever Saturday tours created specifically to show support for working Tucsonans on Sat., Aug. ![]()
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