Today, I traveled up to Tucson to check out the aircraft bone yard at Davis Monthan Air Force Base. http://www.dm.af.mil/units/amarc.asp It was very impressive to see miles and mile of aircraft lined up. I was also surprised to see just how many F-16s and A-10s were there—hundreds. There were even a few B-1s out there. The facility was closed, so I couldn’t walk about and check out the planes up close.
I also couldn’t help but be impressed by the base itself. I have to give great credit to the Air Force—they treat their people very well. The base looks super and the facilities are excellent. For example, there are 2 mini marts on the base and they are actually open 24 hours a day. A convenience store that is actually convenient!! This is in stark contrast to a Navy base. One time at, at a Navy base, I asked the clerk at the mini mart why they no longer carried milk in the store. Her reply was “We couldn’t keep it in stock and people started to complain, so we stopped carrying it”. I love flying in the Navy, but living on an air Force base would be great.
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