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# NORAD, FAA long-range radar back in operation after catastrophic failure in Nevada 

              - Published  Sept. 10, 2023
              -                             By 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs                                                    
              - 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron

**BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. (AFNS) --  **

Shown is the Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, randome damaged at Battle Mountain, Nev., Dec. 27, 2022. The long-range radar suffered a catastrophic failure when snow accumulation caused the protective dome to collapse onto the antennas within. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Shown is the Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, randome damaged at Battle Mountain, Nev., Dec. 27, 2022. The long-range radar suffered a catastrophic failure when snow accumulation caused the protective dome to collapse onto the antennas within. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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