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Out with the old, in with the new: New PAR system at JB MDL

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  • By Airman Haeleigh Bayle
  • 87th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
A contractor loosens bolts on the Precision Approach Radar 2000 system, used by the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group 49 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 16, 2025. The old radar system was replaced with the AN/FPN-68 PAR to provide MAG-49 a better system to use when landing the Bell UH-1Y and the Bell AH-1Z. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Haeleigh Bayle)