FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
YEP! Actually mine came from an ROC pilot.davparlr said:
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davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
That picture of me was made in 1970. Those helmets have been around for quite some time.FLYBOYJ said:
mkloby
Master Sergeant
davparlr said:
The gov't has a few of EVERYTHING laying around. There's apparently still a wharehouse somewhere filled with those black and green monitors circa 1980 that DOD just won't stop using. When I was saw N Whiting's tower equip I was looking for vacuum tubes!
Did you have that HUGE industrial sized kneeboard that they issue in flight school that's about 4" high and doubles as a sapi plate
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
mkloby said:
Yep! I'd clean forgotten about that. The Navy tends to hang onto things more than the AF, probably due to less funding. When I entered the service in 69, they were still flying F9Fs as trainers and R5Ds as transportation.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
When i first went into the USNR they were phasing out the last of the recips. I was an Aviation Machinist Mate (AD) and initally had the rate of an "ADR" (R for recip).davparlr said:
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Those black and green monitors are still in use in the Army. We just finally got rid of them for our aircraft lap tops about 3 years ago.
evangilder
"Shooter"
Damn, thanks for making me feel old. I remember when those monitors were new!
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P38 Pilot
Tech Sergeant
Very cool pics MK. I especially like the one of you manning that .50 caliber. Ive got another question: Are marines the only ones using the woodland ACUs right now?
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Yes they are the only ones that use the woodland colors (if you wanna call it that atleast), except for the Navy I think. They use the same stuff as the Marines pretty much when it comes to BDU/ACU. The Army uses the same kind of pattern but with different colors. Personally I dont like the Army ACU. Never bought them and never will.
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
FLYBOYJ said:
What was the last Navy recip, the S-2, T-34? When I joined the AF, they had quite a few, including T-29, C-121, C-131, C-7, C-123, maybe A-1s. The Guard had C-124s and KC-97s. I think that was about all.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
I saw an S-2 at Barbers point in 1998. I was told it was being used as a hack and was the last recip in the USN. I went in the reserve in 96 I was also told the last of the C-131s (T-29) were going away (or gone). All the T-34s used by the Navy were "C" models.davparlr said:
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
FLYBOYJ said:
I remember flying in a C-131 from Mildenhall (?) England to Frankfurt Ger. with my wife as we were on vacation flying Airlift Command standby. That trip was an adventure! That was about 1972.
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Damn now they put you on a Lear Jet! or C-21.
mkloby
Master Sergeant
P38 Pilot said:
P-38 I had to look up ACU I had no idea what it stood for... then I found out why... Army Combat Uniform! We have woodland and desert digital cammies - our old woodlands and deserts are completely phased out... along with the old black polished boots...
The Air Force and Navy both still wear old woodlands, although I believe both are trying to find a replacement. I've seen some crazy AF possibilities - one being this blue-gray tiger striped uniform that looked like some hawaiian party garb. They canned that uniform though, I believe.
Army guys can speak better than I can, but I believe their new uniform is supposed to double as a woodland/desert set - being the more subdued green color to effectively work in both environments. Not sure how effective they'll work in the field as I've never seen them. I will say this though, our new digital cammies work MUCH better than the old woodlands. They're very effective, despite what some detractors of the uniform say.
Fun Fact(maybe a fact) - Marine Times reported that the Army came very close to flat out adopting the USMC digis as their new uniform, but instead went with the uniform they now have.
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mkloby said:
Nope they are still going to that tiger stripe with blue uniform.
mkloby said:
The new ACU work really well in the desert, atleast so I am told. When we were in the desert we were still issued the DCU (Desert Combat Uniform) which was like the regular woodland uniform but with desert colors. In the desert the ACU is very well, because if you actually seen the Iraqi desert it is not just sand, but rather mostly dried dirt with patches of green. In the distance it is actually harder to see the ACU than the DCU.
As for in a non desert environment I can not speak for the ACU. I dont think it will be very good, atleast not in the environment like Europe and probably not for jungle type environments.
The Army gave us a wear out date for the woodland BDUs for October 2008 but we have to have one pair by October 2006. All units going to Afganistan or Iraq get issued the ACU and new soldiers going through Basic Training are issued them.
I never bought the ACU because well I only have 2 more days in the Army left.
P38 Pilot
Tech Sergeant
Cool. Thanks for the info guys. Wish the Army would start using the ACU camo that the Marines have...
mkloby
Master Sergeant
P38 Pilot said:
P38 - that's the most intelligent thing you've said! Now we just need to get you to start thinking about your future in the USMC, not the Army
The one thing about the army's new cammies is how the front pockets are slanted on an angle like ours, but their name tapes are parallel to the deck... looks so awkward to me... maybe just because I'm used to ours though.
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mkloby said:P38 - that's the most intelligent thing you've said! Now we just need to get you to start thinking about your future in the USMC, not the Army
Dont do it P38. They will brain wash you!
A LONG time ago in a far away place.
23 years ago, damn where did they go.
RNZAF Police Dog Unit.
To put it in perspective, I am 6 foot 2 inches in my stockings.
The average German Shepard weighs around 95 pounds.
The bad boy in the photos with me weighed 120 pounds and could put his front paws on my shoulders and lick me in the face
In other words "Your worst nightmare" if he got p1ssed at you.
No 1 manwork and tracking team for the unit.
23 years ago, damn where did they go.
RNZAF Police Dog Unit.
To put it in perspective, I am 6 foot 2 inches in my stockings.
The average German Shepard weighs around 95 pounds.
The bad boy in the photos with me weighed 120 pounds and could put his front paws on my shoulders and lick me in the face
In other words "Your worst nightmare" if he got p1ssed at you.
No 1 manwork and tracking team for the unit.
