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309th Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group

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1 MORE DAY UNTIL THE NEW FOURTH BUILDING OPENS! Make plans now to see all four galleries, including the Presidential Gallery, which will feature SAM 26000, the Air Force One that carried President Kennedy on his fateful trip to Dallas in 1963 and brought his body back to Washington, D.C. after his assassination. Visitors will be able to walk through this historic aircraft, as well as three other presidential planes. - 89th Airlift Wing

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The fourth building is in Dayton OH. It's the latest addition to the national Air Force Museum
 

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The fourth of seven C-23s restored for flight heads for Missoula, Montana. The aircraft will be upgraded for FAA certification and used to haul cargo and personnel for wildfire suppression efforts in the Western U.S. Shane Bak, from Missoula, Montana and Brad Richards from Redding, Calif. pilots. - June 10, 2016.

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Davis-Monthan AFB turning F-16 fighter jets into drones
Posted: Jul 28, 2016 7:03 PM PST
Updated: Jul 29, 2016 12:46 PM PST

TUCSON, AZ (CBS5) -

The perfectly symmetrical lines of planes stretch out for at least a half mile in all directions. Welcome to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, also known as the "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. It's home to 4,000 mothballed military aircraft. Fifteen hundred of them are capable of being called back into flight-ready condition if need be.

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http://www.cbs5az.com/story/32568857/davis-monthan-afb-turning-f-16-fighter-jets-into-drones#.V5-RaPwvWFE.facebook
 

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For the former Crew Chief of C-130, Serial No. 78-0807 who took pride in maintaining this aircraft which performed countless missions to include winning numerous Red Flag Volant Rodeos, a photograph as she rests in desert storage. Thank you Chief for your 41 years of dedicated service. - August 3, 2016

C-130H, Serial No. 78-0807, arrived for storage on Oct 16, 2015.
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you guys received tail number 44008 (I think) within the last few weeks... it was the last C-130 assigned to the deactivating 440th Air Wing out of Pope Army Air Field, formerly Pope Air Force Base, which is attached to Ft. Bragg, NC.

Sad day knowing that we won't have C-130s stationed here anymore. Have a few friends wondering when they'll be told they're moving.
 

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A busy morning at AMARG--1) Former Marine KC-130T, BuNo 163022, is given a special blessing for a safe journey by Father John Alit. The aircraft is one of two C-130 aircraft transferred to the Philippine Air Force for humanitarian and airlift requirements. 2) Aircraft workers assigned to the 577th Commodities and Reclamation Squadron remove propellers from HC-130H, 1502 for return to the Coast Guard; all while 578th Storage and Disposal Squadron workers preserve a C-130H from Litle Rock, Ark. for storage. - August 17, 2016

Father John Alit visited AMARG to provide a Special Blessing for a safe journey to the second C-130T aircraft transferred to the Philippine Air Force. The aircraft is scheduled for a September delivery. - August 17, 2016
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U.S. Coast Guard H-C-130H last assigned to their Air Station in Clearwater, Fla. arrived for storage on August 5, 2016.
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Workers assigned to the 577th Commodities and Reclamation Squadron remove the second of four props from HC-130H, 1502, for return to the U.S. Coast Guard. - August 17, 2016
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A prop is removed from the No. 2 engine on HC-130H, 1502, last assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard's Air Station at Clearwater, Fla.
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A 578th Storage and Disposal Squadron worker applies an opaque coating of the white strippable compound referred to as Spraylat on a former Little Rock C-130.
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Arriving in June, C-130H 88-4407 is almost ready for desert storage. 578th Storage and Disposal Squadron workers apply the final layers of preservation.
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Supporting Warfighter Readiness Beyond the Boneyard - Team AMARG kicked shipment preparations into high gear to deliver the ninth F/A-18C to the Marines before the Labor Day weekend, meeting their goal to deliver 5 aircraft this fiscal year. A total of 23 F/A-18Cs will be withdrawn from 309 AMARG for delivery to Boeing at Cecil Field, Fla. for avionics and structural work, assisting the Marine Corps in meeting its operational and training missions. - September 1, 2016

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Preservation workers apply barrier paper, tape and sprayed-on latex to protect some of the aircraft's exterior regions during shipment.

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The aircraft must be lifted onto modules in order to collapse the landing gear for shipment.

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The F/A-18C must be lifted onto modules in order to fold the landing gear prior to shipment.

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Aircraft is ready to load for an overland shipment to Boeing at Cecil Field, Fla. where it will receive avionics and structural upgrades prior to deployment with the Marine Corps.

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The ninth F/A-18C withdrawal and shipment from 309 AMARG is prepared for a road trip to Boeing at Cecil Field, Fla where it will receive upgrades before returning to service with the Marine Corps.

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A Navy F/A-18C returns to service with the U.S. Marine Corps to support training and operational missions.
 
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