RILEY XANTEN II

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mathew Colley, a radar technician with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24), Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve initializes an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) in preparation of Exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2024. The G/ATOR is utilized to perform radar picture and command and control functions in an arctic environment. ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)