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Thule AB, Greenland BMEWS radar site

A rainbow arches above the phased-array radar system at Ballistic Missile Early Warning System – I, at Thule Air Base, Greenland. The site is operated by the 12th Space Warning Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., awarded a $40 million contract December 2016 to Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems to upgrade hardware and software at the site. (Courtesy Photo)

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Thule AB, Greenland BMEWS radar site

A rainbow arches above the phased-array radar system at Ballistic Missile Early Warning System – I, at Thule Air Base, Greenland. The site is operated by the 12th Space Warning Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., awarded a $40 million contract December 2016 to Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems to upgrade hardware and software at the site. (Courtesy Photo)

PHOTO BY: Courtesy Photo
VIRIN: 160719-F-03755-001.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.95 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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