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Numerous C-130 cargo planes are lined up in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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The 39th and final B-52G Stratofortress, tail number 58-0224, right, accountable under the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, lies in the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force B Matt York, Associated Press
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A Hungarian MiG 21with Soviet markings is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The fighter jet belongs to the National Museum of the USAF located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayt Matt York, Associated Press
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Military aircraft are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provides long an Matt York, Associated Press
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Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jets are stored, as shown with this fisheye lens photograph, at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The C-5A Galaxy the largest a Matt York, Associated Press
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A demilitarization crew member removes components from the cockpit of an F4 Phantom slated for destruction at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Forc Matt York, Associated Press
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Fields of military aircraft can be seen from atop a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jet, as shown in this fisheye lens photograph, at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucso Matt York, Associated Press
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F-16 Fighting Falcons sit in a field along Miami St. at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Over 4,500 variants of the F-16's have been produced since 1973. Matt York, Associated Press
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U.S. Navy Lockheed LC-130, known as "321", which crashed in 1971 during a resupply mission in Antarctica, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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A Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, tail no. 153993, is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. on Thursday, May 21, 2015. According to the U.S. Marine Corps, this helicopter Matt York, Associated Press
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A row of U.S. Navy Beechcraft T-34 Mentor trainers are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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There service records are imprinted on the side of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II while stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Preservation servicer Katy Shank sprays a sealing paint on a former NAVY Blue Angel F-18 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and m Matt York, Associated Press
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Aircraft are undergoing regeneration in the maintenance shelter at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and mainte Matt York, Associated Press
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Military aircraft are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provides long an Matt York, Associated Press
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U.S Marines work atop an F-A-18 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The Marines are repairing F-A-18's to return to service at the 309th facility. Matt York, Associated Press
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309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group employees walk past a Boeing 707 jet at the boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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A Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, tail no.153993, is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. According to the U.S. Marine Corps, this helicopter was Matt York, Associated Press
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In this photo taken on Thursday, May 14, 2015, the sun sets over C-130 cargo planes at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force's aircraft and Matt York, Associated Press
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The 39th and final B-52G Stratofortress, tail number 58-0224, accountable under the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Davis Matt York, Associated Press
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The 39th and final B-52G Stratofortress, tail number 58-0224, accountable under the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Davis Matt York, Associated Press
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A EC-135, the Air Force's nuclear-capable airborne command center, the so-called "Looking Glass," sits on the runway at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, after it's last flight before being retired to the "boneyard." JOHN MILLER, Associated Press
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A crew member from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard prepares a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion with tie-downs after it's arrival, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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U.S. Navy Beechcraft T-34 Mentor trainers, foreground, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at dusk, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jets are stored, as shown with this fisheye lens photograph, at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The C-5A Galaxy the largest a Matt York, Associated Press
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A farewell message written by a crew member named "Roddy" and dated Sept. 17, 1982, is shown inside the nose cone of an F4 Phantom stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309t Matt York, Associated Press
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Crew members from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard tow a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3 Orion into position on it's storage site after it's arrival, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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A ladder leads to the cockpit from the cargo area of a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jet at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Some aircraft at the boneyard are Matt York, Associated Press
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A Polish LiM, a licensed copy of a Soviet MiG 17, is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The fighter jet belongs to the National Museum of the USAF located at Wright-Patterso Matt York, Associated Press
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Crew members from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard secure a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft on it's storage site after it's arrival, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Two Polish LiM 5's,licensed copies of Soviet MiG 17's, are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The fighter jets belong to the National Museum of the USAF located at Wright-Pa Matt York, Associated Press
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An Army Sikorsky VH-34s Choctaw helicopter once used to transport President Dwight D. Eisenhower sits in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Pre Matt York, Associated Press
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The side of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is shown stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights are stored in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Demilitarization work leads Phil Kovaric, left, and Dennis Varney remove the missle rails from an F4 Phantom slated for destruction at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is t Matt York, Associated Press
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Preservation servicer Katy Shank sprays a sealing paint on a former NAVY Blue Angel F-18 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and m Matt York, Associated Press
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F-4 Phantoms are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provides long and sho Matt York, Associated Press
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Preservation servicer Katy Shank sprays a sealing paint on a former NAVY Blue Angel F-18 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and m Matt York, Associated Press
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Air Force Lockheed MC-130H Hercules' are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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One of the few civilian aircraft on site, a Boeing 707, serial no.TWA N28714, sits in the aircraft battle damage repair area at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucs Matt York, Associated Press
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Mechanics from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard prepare a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk for storage after it's arrival, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The "boneyard" is world’s large Matt York, Associated Press
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A row of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II's are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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C-130 Hercules cargo planes are lined up in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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A field of Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jets are illuminated at sunrise at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The C-5A Galaxy the largest aircraft in the U.S. Matt York, Associated Press
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Military aircraft are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provides long an Matt York, Associated Press
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A demilitarization crew member removes components from the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom slated for destruction at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The 309th is the United States Air Matt York, Associated Press
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A field of Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jets are seen through a window from another C-5 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The C-5A Galaxy is the lar Matt York, Associated Press
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A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is seen chopped up per the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ar Matt York, Associated Press
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Two Polish LiM 5's,licensed copies of Soviet MiG 17's, are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The fighter jets belong to the National Museum of the USAF located at Wright-Pa Matt York, Associated Press
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U.S. Marines play spades during a break at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The Marines are repairing F-A-18's to return to service at the 309th facility. Matt York, Associated Press
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U.S. Marines work atop an F/A-18 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard in Tucson, Ariz. on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The Marines are repairing F/A-18's to return to service at the 309th facility. Matt York, Associated Press
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Crew from from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard prepare a pair of Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights for storage after their arrival, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United Matt York, Associated Press
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A Grumman F-14 Tomcat, bureau no. 159437, tail fin no. VF-101, one of two F-14's that shot down two Libyan MiG-23's near the Gulf of Sidra, on Jan. 4, 1989 while conducting exercises off the USS John F. Kennedy is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance Matt York, Associated Press
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In this photo taken on Friday, May 15, 2015, crew from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard prepare to remove engine fluid from a Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter after its arrival at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The Matt York, Associated Press
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A boneyard crew tows an General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to the preservation process after its arrival at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The "boneyar Matt York, Associated Press
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Fields of various military aircraft are seen at dawn behind the wings of a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Cargo Jet at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The C-5 Gala Matt York, Associated Press
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A field of F-4 Phantoms are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provides l Matt York, Associated Press
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Demilitarization work leads Phil Kovaric, right, and Dennis Varney remove the missle rails from an F4 Phantom slated for destruction at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is Matt York, Associated Press
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Workers apply rudder locks on a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jet at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The C-5 has been used to support US military operations Matt York, Associated Press
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U.S. Navy Lockheed LC-130, known as "321", which crashed in 1971 during a resupply mission in Antarctica, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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A field of Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jets are shown at sunrise at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The C-5A Galaxy the largest aircraft in the U.S. armed Matt York, Associated Press
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A crew member from from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard applies tape to seams on a Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight in preparation for storage after it's arrival, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Matt York, Associated Press
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F-16 Fighting Falcons sit in a field along Miami St. at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Over 4,500 variants of the F-16's have been produced since 19 Matt York, Associated Press
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The 39th and final B-52G Stratofortress, tail number 58-0224, accountable under the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Davis Matt York, Associated Press
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A crew member from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard prepares a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion with tie-downs after it's arrival, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Lockheed P-3c Orions are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Farewell messages written by the final crew are shown throughout the cockpit of a C-5 Galaxy cargo plane stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Matt York, Associated Press
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A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, tail number 58-0171, nicknamed "Lil Peach II" is seen chopped up per the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 201 Matt York, Associated Press
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309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group employees walk past Boeing KC-135R Stratotankers at the boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The "boneyard" is world’s largest aircraft storage and preservatio Matt York, Associated Press
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A wolf and her pup stand under a B-52G at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provid Matt York, Associated Press
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In this photo taken on Thursday, May 14, 2015, the remains of a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, serial no. 55-3129, are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The aircraft is Matt York, Associated Press
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Preservation servicer Scott Carlson sprays a sealing paint on a former NAVY Blue Angel F-18 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft an Matt York, Associated Press
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Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon trainer jets are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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A U.S. Coast Guard C-27J is undergoing regeneration in the maintenance shelter at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard as shown in this fisheye lens photograph, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United St Matt York, Associated Press
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In this photo taken on Thursday, May 14, 2015, C-130 Hercules cargo planes are lined up in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Over 2,300 variants of the C-130 have be Matt York, Associated Press
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A field of Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jets are shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The C-5A Galaxy the largest aircraft in the U.S. armed services. Matt York, Associated Press
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In this photo taken on Friday, May 15, 2015, crew from from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard prepare a pair of Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters for storage after their arrival at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tuc Matt York, Associated Press
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Phil Kovaric and Dennis Varney remove the missile rails from an F-4 Phantom slated for destruction at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard in Tucson, Ariz. on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s ai Matt York, Associated Press
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Workers prepare to reclaim parts from a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jet at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Some aircraft at the boneyard are reclaimed to k Matt York, Associated Press
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Preservation servicer Scott Carlson sprays a sealing paint on a former NAVY Blue Angel F-18 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft an Matt York, Associated Press
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Three vertical stars, which indicate three MiG kills, are painted alongside the service records of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II while stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Matt York, Associated Press
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Military aircraft are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provides long an Matt York, Associated Press
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A Polish LiM 2, a licensed copy of Soviet MiG 15, is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The fighter jet belongs to the National Museum of the USAF located at Wright-Patterso Matt York, Associated Press
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F-16 Fighting Falcons sit in a field along Miami St. at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Over 4,500 variants of the F-16's have been produced since 1973. Matt York, Associated Press
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F-4 Phantoms are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility and provides long and sho Matt York, Associated Press
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In this photo taken on May 14, 2015, an Army Sikorsky VH-34s Choctaw helicopter, which was used to transport President Dwight D. Eisenhower, sits in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Matt York, Associated Press
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Numerous C-130 Hercules cargo planes are lined up in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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Fields of aircraft can be seen through the cockpit of a 1974 Lockheed KC-130R Hercules at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Friday, May 15, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. This aircraft is one of six 6 u Matt York, Associated Press
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Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon trainer jets are stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Matt York, Associated Press
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F-16 Fighting Falcons sit in a field along Miami St. at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. Over 4,500 variants of the F-16's have been produced since 197 Matt York, Associated Press
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U.S. Marines play spades during a break at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The Marines are repairing F-A-18's to return to service at the 309th facility. Matt York, Associated Press
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The 39th and final B-52G Stratofortress, tail number 58-0224, accountable under the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Davis Matt York, Associated Press
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The 39th and final B-52G Stratofortress, tail number 58-0224, accountable under the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Davis Matt York, Associated Press
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309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group employees walk past a Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber at the boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The B1 was developed as a heavy strategic bomber for the United St Matt York, Associated Press
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A Polish LiM 2, a licensed copy of Soviet MiG 15, is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The fighter jet belongs to the National Museum of the USAF located at Wright-Patterso Matt York, Associated Press
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The 39th and final B-52G Stratofortress, tail number 58-0224, accountable under the New START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, is shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Davis Matt York, Associated Press
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A field of U.S. Air Force Cessna T-37 Tweet aircraft are shown at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United States Air Force’s aircraft Matt York, Associated Press
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Heat ripples rise off the desert floor as seen through a barb-wired fence as a pickup drives past stored military aircraft at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. The 309th is the United Matt York, Associated Press
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Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights, far left, and Sikorsky MH-53's, center, face Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo jets, right, in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tu Matt York, Associated Press
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A Grumman F-14 Tomcat, bureau no. 159437, left, one of two F-14's that shot down two Libyan MiG-23's near the Gulf of Sidra, on Jan. 4, 1989 while conducting exercises off the USS John F. Kennedy is stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regenerati Matt York, Associated Press
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Photo gallery: The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard is located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. From NASA's "Vomit Comit" — used to train the Mercury 7 astronauts — to Cold War bombers, here's a photographic look at the historic airplanes currently held at this desert slice of history.

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