Cold War Relics

[Tex929rr]

Wife was cleaning out some closets and came across a bag that contained these. I think these were issued to me in 1982. Anyone else have a set back in the day?

 

[TheDan]

I thought this thread was going to be about certain forum members...

 

[baboon]

Wife was cleaning out some closets and came across a bag that contained these. I think these were issued to me in 1982. Anyone else have a set back in the day? View attachment 303255

Some Steam Punk pay good money for those.

 

[TipBledsoe]

My "birth-control" glasses (standard USAF issue) in 1983. I still have them somewhere around here

 

[Army 1911]

Those fit in gas masks. I never had any but remember them. I am a cold war relic.

 

[Jarine88]

Those fit in gas masks. I never had any but remember them. I am a cold war relic.

Yep. I still have a pair in a box somewhere in the house.

 

[scattergun6]

Yup, brings back memories of those 8-hour MOPP Level 4 training days...

 

[V-Tach]

My USAF issued sun glasses broke years ago......

Still have this.....which was brought about by the Cold War..........

 

[majormadmax]

1982?!? I was already stationed overseas by then.

Friggin' pups!

 

[Tex929rr]

1982?!? I was already stationed overseas by then.

Friggin' pups!

Ah, but that was my first commissioned assignment, I enlisted in 79.

 

[Jarine88]

1982?!? I was already stationed overseas by then.

Friggin' pups!

That makes me a boot since I hit the USAFR in 87 and then USMC in 88.

 

[A1Oni]

Wife was cleaning out some closets and came across a bag that contained these. I think these were issued to me in 1982. Anyone else have a set back in the day? View attachment 303255

gasmask glasses eh?

 

[Tex929rr]

This picture is late fall of 1982 in Nekoma, ND. The Army built an anti-ballistic missile system in this town. It was operational for two days and then the first SALT treaty was signed. They built an entire support base and the town built a new school, all abandoned shortly after. This was one of the tracking radars (one that’s some 40 miles away is still in use). We had moved some of the family housing units to Grand Forks AFB and then came up with a team to seal up the remaining units as part of the deal with the Department of the Interior which had taken title to the base. I think it’s all been sold off now, missile silos and all. Serious Cold War stuff.

 

[Tex929rr]

gasmask glasses eh?

Yup. They were actually quite clever in the way the springs in the frame put the lenses in the correct place.

 

[Charlie]

These have been around a while! My father's Air Force glasses.

 

[prisondoc]

Yup, brings back memories of those 8-hour MOPP Level 4 training days...

I remember doing mass casualty exercises wearing a MOPP suit in Arizona (Davis-Monthan AFB) during the summer.

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[Bozz10mm]

Wife was cleaning out some closets and came across a bag that contained these. I think these were issued to me in 1982. Anyone else have a set back in the day? View attachment 303255

Yes, I had a set of those in my protective mask. Don't know what happened to them. Probably left them in the mask when I retired.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Yup, brings back memories of those 8-hour MOPP Level 4 training days...

Oh damn, what a PITA that was.

 

[CharlieWH2O]

This picture is late fall of 1982 in Nekoma, ND. The Army built an anti-ballistic missile system in this town. It was operational for two days and then the first SALT treaty was signed. They built an entire support base and the town built a new school, all abandoned shortly after. This was one of the tracking radars (one that’s some 40 miles away is still in use). We had moved some of the family housing units to Grand Forks AFB and then came up with a team to seal up the remaining units as part of the deal with the Department of the Interior which had taken title to the base. I think it’s all been sold off now, missile silos and all. Serious Cold War stuff. View attachment 303856

https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/calinfo.cfm?id=0801658 Looks like it's still there.

 

[Tex929rr]

https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/calinfo.cfm?id=0801658 Looks like it's still there.

This is the one remaining operational part of the system. I got a tour once and the two giant Diesel engines that ran the emergency power were incredible. Link