Cpl. William Lamanque, left, and Cpl. Zachary Collins, aviation radar technicians with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, both natives of Virginia Beach, conduct equipment drills during New Equipment Training (NET) for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) at Dam Neck Naval Base, Virginia, May 2, 2022. The G/ATOR is a single multi-mission radar designed for performing the tasks of five legacy radars. It consolidates air surveillance, air defense and counterfire target acquisition missions of the AN/TPQ-46, UPS-3, AN/TPS-63
Cpl. William Lamanque, left, and Cpl. Zachary Collins, aviation radar technicians with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, both natives of Virginia Beach, conduct equipment drills during New Equipment Training (NET) for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) at Dam Neck Naval Base, Virginia, May 2, 2022. The G/ATOR is a single multi-mission radar designed for performing the tasks of five legacy radars. It consolidates air surveillance, air defense and counterfire target acquisition missions of the AN/TPQ-46, UPS-3, AN/TPS-63, AN/MPQ-62 and AN/TPS-73 into one system while keeping radar, power and communication elements.
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Keywords: /ator, forces, macs-24, marforres, marine, marines, reserve, usmc
