Pictured is part of the now decommissioned Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar network in Tulelake, Calif. "Although it was only starting operation as the Cold War was ending, the ability of a radar system to warn against low-flying aircraft at distances of up to 1,800 miles away was an amazing step forward in air defense," according to the Library of Congress. "The satellite communications antennas provided communications between Tulelake and Christmas Valley radar sites and the operations building at Mountain Home Air Force Base." (Library of Congress Photo)
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