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If you've ever seen photographs of the rows and rows of old military aircraft parked in the southern Arizona desert,

you too may think that facility is simply a junkyard where used up or outdated military aircraft go to die.

In fact, the organization in charge of those aircraft and the facility itself are so much more

as we learn this week on the fighter pilot podcast with our guest United States

Air Force Colonel Jennifer Barnard.

I really like that you're here to share the word that we're so much more than

bonyard as people like to call us Because not only do we store aircraft,

we reclaim parts from aircraft,

we regenerate airplanes, make them flyable again.

But what folks don't know is that we also

do depel level maintenance on modifications

to the aircraft as well.

Welcome to the finer pilot podcast, the Internet radio show that explores the

fascinating world of air combat, the aircraft, the weapon systems, and most importantly, the people.

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