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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Welcome to the AMARC Experience website!

The purpose of this site is to provide a comprehensive source of information to all those interested in aviation on the important job that the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) carries out in support of the various branches of the US Military and other Government agencies. If this is your first visit a good place to start is our About AMARC Experience page accessed using the 'User Guide' menu at the top of this page, followed by the pages under the 'About AMARG' menu.

I hope you enjoy your visit.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please note that this is an unofficial site and that the information is not provided as a service of the United States Air Force or 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group . The official 309 AMARG web Site can be found by clicking HERE.

Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady Retirement

The full U-2S fleet retirement is slated for fiscal year 2026 (which runs from October 2025 to September 2026), but Congress has intervened to slow the process. In the FY2026 Defense Appropriations Bill, lawmakers prohibited the divestment of more than eight U-2s, allocating $55 million for ongoing maintenance to extend the program's life potentially into FY2027.

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U.S. Military Aircraft Changes - Fiscal Year 2026

The information presented on this page has been extracted from the FY 2026 Force Structure Changes document which was submitted for Congressional approval. This document, drafted in August 2025, puts forward a proposed list of aircraft which the DoW wishes to reduce or retire in the coming year. Congress always has the ultimate say on military spending and the yearly proposed 'wish lists' are often be amended following scrutiny and consideration by the House & Senate Armed Services Committees.

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February 2026

Arrivals

Serial Type Arrival Date Location
01-26886Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk22-DEC-2025HGR3
160293Lockheed P-3C Orion09-FEB-2026FF
63-8050 *Boeing NKC-135B16-SEP-2008HGR3
78-0619Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt08-SEP-202524
79-0105 **Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt14-JAN-2026FF
79-0134Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt03-FEB-2026DROW
79-0146Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt22-JAN-2026FF
79-0151 **Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt02-SEP-202517
79-0153Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt27-JAN-2026FF
79-0171Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt10-FEB-2026FF
79-0180Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt11-FEB-202617
79-0210Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt29-JAN-202617
82-0022McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle29-JAN-202620
80-0222Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt25-SEP-202515
80-1066Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady29-JAN-202618
80-1085Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady05-JAN-202618
81-0997Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt05-FEB-202617
87-0220General Dynamics F-16C Falcon23-JAN-2026DROW
87-0264General Dynamics F-16C Falcon23-JAN-2026WR
87-0286General Dynamics F-16C Falcon23-JAN-2026FF
87-0339General Dynamics F-16C Falcon23-JAN-2026FF
88-0152General Dynamics F-16D Falcon23-JAN-2026DROW
91-0094Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk21-JAN-2026FF
93-0650Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk11-FEB-2026DROW
94-0135Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk10-FEB-2026DROW
94-0137Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk28-JAN-2026FF

* - The Boeing NKC-135B is now shown on the inventory after being absent from it since November 2025.
** - A couple of the 924th Fighter Group's Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolts that had been held back from induction into AMARG storage are now shown.

Departures

Serial Type Arrival Date Location
163785Sikorsky HH-60H Blackhawk06-NOV-20152
168003Bell AH-1Z Super Cobra16-MAR-20218
168411Bell UH-1Y Iroquois07-JUN-201815

 

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About the AMARG Area Movements Listing

A list of Location Movements is available for each new inventory when it is published on this website. It is derived by comparing AMARG aircraft locations recorded on a new inventory against those released on the previous one. It should be remembered that there will probably be many movements which occur during the period inbetween inventory releases which will not be detectable using this method, only one location is available for each aircraft on each inventory.

Examples of what this listing can show is when aircraft have been moved to the reclamation area from long term Type 1000 storage, the progress through a scheduled re-preservation process and the movement from long term storage to maintenance areas prior to being regenerated.

Show Area Movements

 

 

Graphical representations in graph format are available which focus on aircraft types that have recently been on the move at AMARG. This could either be a significant number of the type arriving, or a significant number leaving the inventory. These graphs are useful when gaining an understanding of the rate of change of numbers being stored at AMARG. The aircraft types available will be changed as and when movement dynamics change so make sure you check it out this section often.

A-10C Thunderbolt F-15C Eagle HH-60G Pave Hawk S-3B Viking T-1A Jayhawk U-2S Dragon Lady