Salvage Sailor Posted April 8, 2017 Share #26 Posted April 8, 2017 I hope you don't mind me adding one that I picked up today - This is my first "Polar" patch - this could be my next addiction Bill Very nice USCG Arctic cruise patch Bill, one I've never seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 14, 2017 Share #27 Posted April 14, 2017 Another Deep Freeze collection posted by a member http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/65016-vxe-6-navy-antarctic-support-squadron-patches/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 16, 2017 Share #28 Posted April 16, 2017 HC-1 DET 41 aboard the Wind class Icebreaker USS BURTON ISLAND (AGB-1) 1965 & 1966 On her last USN Antarctica Cruise flying a Bell helicopter She was in USN service from 1946 to 1966. She then joined the Coast Guard as (WAGB-283) until 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 18, 2017 Share #29 Posted April 18, 2017 Naval Support Force Antarctica Detachment Alfa 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share #30 Posted April 20, 2017 Here is a nice early one for the USS Burton Island AGB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 22, 2017 Share #31 Posted April 22, 2017 Operation Deep Freeze 1/8" thick leather patch circa 1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 28, 2017 Share #32 Posted April 28, 2017 Amundsen Scott station (1957–1975) The original South Pole station, now referred to as "Old Pole", was constructed by an 18-man United States Navy crew during 1956–1957. The crew landed on site in October 1956 and was the first group to overwinter at the South Pole, during 1957. The low temperature recorded during 1957 was −74 °C (−101 °F). These temperatures, combined with low humidity and low air pressure, are survivable only with specialized equipment. On January 3, 1958, Sir Edmund Hillary's team from New Zealand, part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, reached the station over land from Scott Base, followed shortly by Sir Vivian Fuchs' British scientific component. The buildings of Old Pole were assembled from prefabricated components delivered to the South Pole by air and airdropped. They were originally built on the surface, with covered wood-framed walkways connecting the buildings. Although snow accumulation in open areas at the South Pole is approximately 8 in (20 cm) per year, wind-blown snow accumulates much more quickly in the vicinity of raised structures. By 1960, three years after the construction of the station, it had already been buried by 6 ft (1.8 m) of snow. The station was abandoned in 1975 and became deeply buried, with the pressure causing the mostly wooden roof to cave in. The station was demolished in December 2010, after an equipment operator fell through the structure doing snow stability testing for the National Science Foundation (NSF). The area was being vetted for use as a campground for NGO guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 2, 2017 Share #33 Posted May 2, 2017 Older Antarctic Support Activities Detachment Alfa patch made by Hilborn Hamburger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 16, 2017 Share #34 Posted May 16, 2017 Grouping from scientist who served on Admiral Byrd's flagship, USS/USNS WYANDOT (AKA-92) on Deep Freeze I and II. After WYANDOT finished her duty with Operation SUNEC, she brought the Byrd expedition to the pole to establish the Little America base. Metal Disks and Canvas South Pole Patch Byrd Antarctica Patch Photo: Admiral Byrd aboard Wyandot 1955 His cut edge Task Force 43 patch and his cut edge AIRDEVRON 6 patch (Puckered Penguins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share #35 Posted May 22, 2017 A nice pick came in today, got a pair of these on the cards USS Wyandotte AKA 92 looks like service at both ends of the world. She was a T AKA from 1962 on so this patch is a 50's or early 60's vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 23, 2017 Share #36 Posted May 23, 2017 Outstanding Bipolar Patch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share #37 Posted May 23, 2017 Outstanding Bipolar Patch! When you put it that way I should own this patch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share #38 Posted May 23, 2017 Here is another one I picked up it is a USNS but an EX USS ship the USS Redbud a nice Japanese made patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 27, 2017 Share #39 Posted May 27, 2017 1970's Task Force 199 Antarctica the Final Frontier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 6, 2017 Share #40 Posted June 6, 2017 Operation Deep Freeze 1957 - Advance Base Task Unit 5.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 15, 2017 Share #41 Posted June 15, 2017 The End of Deep Freeze Naval Support Force Antarctica Disestablishment Ceremony March 12, 1998 Port Hueneme, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 15, 2017 Share #42 Posted June 15, 2017 NARL 25th Anniversary, National Arctic Research Laboratory 1947-1972 6" patch 1972 from a Scientist at NARL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 17, 2017 Share #43 Posted June 17, 2017 Grouping from scientist who served on Admiral Byrd's flagship, USS/USNS WYANDOT (AKA-92) on Deep Freeze I and II after WYANDOT finished her duty with Operation SUNEC. WYANDOT brought the Byrd expedition to the pole to establish the Little America base. 10" x 14" Photo from the grouping USNS WYANDOT Antarctica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share #44 Posted July 7, 2017 Here is another USS Burton Island different construction then my last posted one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share #45 Posted July 11, 2017 Naval Supply Force Antarctica Det A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 11, 2017 Share #46 Posted July 11, 2017 Reposting this one from the same year, same detachment Now that we've seen two different colors for the same detachment, is there something significant about Blue and Red in regard to their duties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share #47 Posted July 11, 2017 Does this really mean Naval Antarctic Support Unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 11, 2017 Share #48 Posted July 11, 2017 I've always understood NASU to be Naval Aviation Support Unit Iwakuni (now MCAS Iwakuni) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 2, 2017 Share #49 Posted August 2, 2017 VXE-6 Puckered Penguins - ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX 1969 to 1999 Decommissioning Patch Operation Deepfreeze - Courage, Sacrifice, Devotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share #50 Posted August 12, 2017 HC 1 Det 41 USS Burton Island 1965-1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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