Barry M Goldwater Range – Range 2Control Tower

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Barry M Goldwater Range – Range 2Control Tower
Barry M Goldwater Range – Range 2Control Tower

The Barry M Goldwater Range lies along the U.S. and Mexico border south of Interstate 8 in Southwest Arizona. It spans more than one million acres, 7,000 miles of airspace and sees 54,000 sorties or more a year. The Air Force operates the eastern portion of the BMGR and is used by Luke Air Force Base, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson Air National Guard Base and other U.S. and NATO/Allied/Coalition flight crews while deployed to any of the aforementioned bases for training.

The entire range is approved for day and night operations with four controlled, manned, and electronically scored surface attack ranges that are available for training. Range 2 is primarily used for air-to-surface weapons delivery, including bombing, rocket delivery, and strafing. by pilots flying A-10s from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, F-16s from Luke Air Force Base and Tucson Air National Guard Base.

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Taken on: April 12, 2011
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