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‘Golf ball’ radar helps plug gap in Pacific

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019 
                                The Sea-Based X-Band Radar, shown floating off Ford Island, returned to Pearl Harbor Sept. 10.
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019

The Sea-Based X-Band Radar, shown floating off Ford Island, returned to Pearl Harbor Sept. 10.

COURTESY U.S. NAVY / 2013
                                The Sea-Based X-band Radar transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. It has undergone millions of dollars in upgrades while in port at Pearl Harbor, with repair contracts that allowed money to go back into the community and provided jobs for Oahu workers, according to a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command spokeswoman.
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COURTESY U.S. NAVY / 2013

The Sea-Based X-band Radar transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. It has undergone millions of dollars in upgrades while in port at Pearl Harbor, with repair contracts that allowed money to go back into the community and provided jobs for Oahu workers, according to a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command spokeswoman.

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019 
                                The Sea-Based X-Band Radar, shown floating off Ford Island, returned to Pearl Harbor Sept. 10.
COURTESY U.S. NAVY / 2013
                                The Sea-Based X-band Radar transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. It has undergone millions of dollars in upgrades while in port at Pearl Harbor, with repair contracts that allowed money to go back into the community and provided jobs for Oahu workers, according to a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command spokeswoman.