NATO
Allied Air Command
April 25, 2022

USMC Deploys Radar to support NATO Air Policing missions

The United States Marine Corps has deployed one of its units along with an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) to Lithuania for the first time to support NATO’s enduring Air Policing mission.

This unit provides multi-domain command and control, air defence….The G/ATOR allows Marines to conduct air surveillance and air domain awareness in support of NATO operations.

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“This deployment highlights the expeditionary character of our Marines and the command and control systems they employ such as the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR….”

The Marine Corps unit deployed in support of Norwegian led Exercise Cold Response 22 before repositioning to Lithuania….