True, generally in areas not served by airlines at the time
the facility was built. Military radar is mostly used for
continental defense, with some ATC functions, as you fly
through their airspace, FAA TC will hand you off.

But the entire FAA ATC system is part of the national
defense, just as the Interstate Highway system was created
by Ike as the National Defense Highway System.



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| In article 0Z2zg.84638$ZW3.70789@dukeread04,
| "Jim Macklin"
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| The Air Force radar is aimed out over the oceans,
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| That's the long range air defense radars.
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| The USAF operates a number of RAPCONs with terminal
| radars
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