Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
The Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range or Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), formerly known as Luke Air Force Range, is a bombing range in the U.S. state of Arizona, between the Mexico–United States border and Interstate 8 straddling the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the Tohono Oʼodham Nation.
Barry M. Goldwater Range | |
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Part of Luke Air Force Base and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | |
Yuma County and Maricopa County, Arizona | |
An A-10C drops a BDU-33 on the Barry M. Goldwater Range | |
Barry M Goldwater Range Land Tenure Map | |
Coordinates | 32.4625°N 113.44583333333°W
BMGR |
Type | Bombing range |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force United States Marine Corps |
Site history | |
In use | 1941 – present |
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