Air Force Materiel Command has folded the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, better known as the Boneyard, into its “operational” reorganization structure, renaming AMARC as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. The new group, which still will operate at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., falls under the 309th Maintenance Wing at Hill AFB, Utah. According to the Hilltop Times, this is the center’s ninth name change over its 60-year history.
The Air Force is spending heavily on F-22 improvements through the end of the decade, suggesting it may not retire the jet in 2030 as it previously planned. New sensors, fuel tanks, communications, and electronic warfare systems are among the upgrades that comprise the package.