Tucson Military Vehicle Museum

New Zealand Sherman awaiting an Allied assault in the third battle of Monte Cassino during the WWII Italian Campaign on this day 80 years ago, March 15, 1944.

The Occupation of Czechoslovakia 85 years ago today, March 15, 1939. N**i tanks roll through Prague in violation of the Munich Agreement before the outbreak of WWII on the next major land grab into Poland.

We now have a foundation! The main museum building got its concrete. Construction is moving along nicely and we anticipate opening within the year.

Aerial photography courtesy of Boneyard Safari

The last US front line mission for the M60A1 began on this day, February 24, 1991. One of the adversary tanks during Desert Storm was the Iraqi T-72. Both can currently be seen on display here on the grounds

Update on the new museum with its first signs of infrastructure. Aerial photography courtesy of Boneyard Safari.

The crew and their cement truck paving the way for a tank park.

Photos courtesy of Boneyard Safari

Aerial view of the grounds, this will be fun to watch come together.

Photos by Boneyard Safari

We celebrated Veterans Day with the US Army Brotherhood of Tankers at our Groundbreaking Ceremony for construction of the museum. It has officially begun!

We’re right in between the 78th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear explosion and the release of the movie Oppenheimer. So here’s a lead-lined, pressurized M4 Sherman tank used by Physicist Herbert Anderson to help determine the yield of “the gadget” with soil samples at the Trinity test site in July 1945.

Here’s the Imperial AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) for Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you.

An 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment’s M551 Sheridan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last U.S. combat troops departing Vietnam on this day, March 29, 1973. Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day and we’re here to say thank you for your service and welcome home.

The rubber hits the road on the origin story of the Humvee on this day 40 years ago, March 22, 1983. About 55,000 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), better known as Humvees, are ordered for U.S. military. Here’s the foundation’s MMIST CQ-10A SnowGoose UAV mounted on the back of a Humvee on display at Pima Air & Space Museum. This UAV could be launched from a moving Humvee to deliver supplies. Another one can occasionally be seen tugging aircraft and transporting Pima staff.

Target acquired: the M60A1 had an iconic vehicle in view yesterday, the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.

M60A1 on loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps

The M103 was a U.S. Army and Marines, heavy tank class, armored vehicle with a huge 120 mm cannon. They were originally designed in the early 50s and in service until the mid 70s, but rendered obsolete with the concept of a main battle tank.

Free admission at Pima Air and Space tomorrow for U.S. Armed Forces and veterans with ID for Veterans Day. Come see the 5 military vehicles now on display with 400 aircraft.

M103 on loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps

The Husky VMMD (vehicle-mounted mine detection) features a V-shaped hull, modules that are replaceable in case of a blast, bulletproof glass windows, and a host of equipment for protected mobility and route clearance. It was originally designed in the 70s for the South African Army.

On loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps

We’ve got some new military vehicles out on display in anticipation of the new museum. The M60 is a main battle tank designed in the late 50s. This upgraded M60A1 version was developed in the early 60s. Variants are still in service in many countries today.

On loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Happy Flag Day!

Boneyard Safari squeezing into the Iraqi T-72 to give you a look inside one of our teaser displays as we continue our fundraising work to bring Tucson its next level, ground level attraction.

Happy Star Wars Day, laser brains!

Tiger I prototype demonstrated at the Wolf’s Lair on April 20, 1942.

Classic tank prank

Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade carrying paratroopers from the American 17th Airborne Division pass through Dorsten, Germany on this day, March 29, 1945. On the right is an Achilles 17-pdr tank destroyer.

Three months into the siege on Stalingrad with 90% of the heavily bombarded city captured, the Red Army is clinging to the shores of the Volga and factory district. Stalin, refusing to lose the city with his namesake, launches Operation Uranus on this day, Nov. 19, 1942. The counterattack suffers heavy casualties and pits thousands of tanks at odds like this Soviet T-34 and captured German Panzer, but leads to a crucial turning point in WW2.

What’s the deal with the tanks at Pima Air and Space Museum? Learn about the past, present, and future of our museums with the Executive Director at a free event hosted by the Southern Arizona Heritage & Visitor Center for the grand re-opening of the Pima County Historic Courthouse on Tuesday, November 16th at 10-11am. Limited space, RSVP required https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pima-air-space-and-titan-missile-museum-tickets-190009041157

It’s your day Veterans. Tank you for your service and for making this country great, sincerely… thank you!

📸: USMC Lance Cpl. Justin Evans, Twentynine Palms, CA 7/28/2020

On this day in history, Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps was established. Happy 246th birthday USMC! This Studebaker M29 Weasel we’ll display from the National Museum of the Marine Corps was used for transporting troops and supplies in WWII. The versatile Weasel was used extensively in Europe, including on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge. Marines used them throughout the Pacific Theater including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa providing invaluable support over difficult terrain. It will be an honor to preserve so much of the Corps’ history like this example.