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Desert Boneyard 10K Run & 5K Run/Walk

Airman Basic Nathan H. Barbour

355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The 309th Aerospace (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Basic Nathan H. Barbour)
Maintenance and Regeneration Group “Boneyard” held the third annual
Desert Boneyard 10K Run & 5K Run/Walk today. Participants begin the Desert Boneyard 10K Run & 5K Run/Walk at the 309th Aerospace Mainte-
nance and Regeneration Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 31. This event gave the
The courses navigated through hundreds of historic military aircraft stored general public a rare opportunity to access a site usually only available to authorized personnel
and maintained by the 309th AMARG. The more than 2,600 acre facility pro- and guided bus tours.
vides depot-level maintenance, aircraft regeneration, storage and preservation,
aircraft parts reclamation and disposal for nearly 4,000 aircraft in support of the used and shared with people.”
U.S. Department of Defense, allied war-fighters and other government agencies. With nearly twice the turnout of last year this event had more than 1,000

This event gave the general public a rare opportunity to access a site usu- people register. The 309th AMARG plans to continue to host the event annually.
ally only available for authorized personnel and guided bus tours. “It’s one thing to drive by, but it’s another to actually (run) up and down

“Doing this exclusive event where people can really explore and see the and see all the history,” said Matt Cobb, Tucson resident.
boneyard in a way that they can’t do at any other time, makes it a very All of the event proceeds go to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base mo-
special event,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Paz, 355th Civil Engineer
Squadron engineering flight chief. rale, welfare and recreation fund that directly support service members
and their families.
Participants experienced many improvements to the run this year in-
cluding a new course and professional timing.

“We created a new 5K and 10K course that allowed the participants to
see more planes than they’ve ever seen before,” Paz said. “This year in par-
ticular the 10K runners zigzagged and went in and out of a very up close
and personal experience with all the airplanes.”

The event concluded with an awards ceremony where participants re-
ceived medals for different age groups.

“This is the first year where everyone was chipped and timed,” Paz said.
“All those results will be populated into the event website; where it can be

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