patches Posted April 10, 2016 Share #226 Posted April 10, 2016 Great catch.I would never have guessed a military academy. PATCHES, That was a great movie, a lot of goof young actors. Yeah, believe it or not I seen it at the Ft Wainwright Post Theater, me and a few platoon buddies went. Lots of applause from the audience when that Father showed up at the gate, and has some snappy pro Army lines, you know Timothy Hutton's Father, the Active Duty Arty M/Sgt. That unit, is a real and correct one, 19th Artillery, 5th Infantry Division (Mech), which would make it the 1st Battalion 19th Artillery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 10, 2016 Share #227 Posted April 10, 2016 Yeah, believe it or not I seen it at the Ft Wainwright Post Theater, me and a few platoon buddies went. Lots of applause from the audience when that Father showed up at the gate, and has some snappy pro Army lines, you know Timothy Hutton's Father, the Active Duty Arty M/Sgt. 120557.jpg That unit, is a real and correct one, 19th Artillery, 5th Infantry Division (Mech), which would make it the 1st Battalion 19th Artillery. I bet that was a popular movie, especially at Fort Polk. It was put a year before I joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted April 30, 2016 Share #228 Posted April 30, 2016 Brown (?) berets worn by members of the 526th MP Detachment - Ft. Greely, Alaska, circa 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 30, 2016 Share #229 Posted April 30, 2016 I would say brown. The one female MP is wearing her class-A greens and it doesn't seem to match that or the black female head gear on the other female.Would love to know what the flash and insignia are on them.Not all the MP's are wearing badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 30, 2016 Share #230 Posted April 30, 2016 Brown (?) berets worn by members of the 526th MP Detachment - Ft. Greely, Alaska, circa 1976. Sure why not, the Brown or OD as it really called, was a standard in AK then, in the 172nd Inf Bde (Sep), and probaly sub units of US Army Alaska, a organization this MP unit no doubt fell under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 30, 2016 Share #231 Posted April 30, 2016 Brown (?) berets worn by members of the 526th MP Detachment - Ft. Greely, Alaska, circa 1976. Yeah, like FF said Don't think it's this, the Teddy Bear PTC, though a first I thought it might of been it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 30, 2016 Share #232 Posted April 30, 2016 They were part of the 172nd INF BDE. So it could be their NCBU di? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 30, 2016 Share #233 Posted April 30, 2016 Sure why not, the Brown or OD as it really called, was a standard in AK then, in the 172nd Inf Bde (Sep), and probaly sub units of US Army Alaska, a organization this MP unit no doubt fell under. Yeah disregard that USARAL. By 1976 the unit was under the 172nd LIB. USARAL was discontinued as a major subordinate command on Dec. 31. 1974. and the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Alaska). headquartered at Fort Richardson. assumed command and control, reporting to Forces Command at Fort McPherson. Ga. And here's the beret itself. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/15165-post-nam-khaki-beret/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 30, 2016 Share #234 Posted April 30, 2016 Patches thanks for the link. That would match the year of the picture. The beret is marked 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted April 30, 2016 Share #235 Posted April 30, 2016 A guy who served with 6/68th Armor (that's the unit below) confirmed that the pic was taken in the early 80s. I guess Reserve units did indeed get away with this for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 5, 2016 Share #236 Posted May 5, 2016 Great photo of one Art Balomenos of the 10th Ranger Company, 45th Infantry Division, with the Black Beret. Pretty sure this photo was taken at Fort Polk Louisiana in the summer of 1951, the 10th Ranger would go to Japan with the 45th Inf Div, but was inactivated there in Oct 51. That beret looks kind of civilian-ish right, like Pierre would wear in Gay Paree. I'm assuming the oval is that Yellow border with Black center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted May 5, 2016 Share #237 Posted May 5, 2016 BalomenosArthurC.JPG Great photo of one Art Balomenos of the 10th Ranger Company, 45th Infantry Division, with the Black Beret. Pretty sure this photo was taken at Fort Polk Louisiana in the summer of 1951, the 10th Ranger would go to Japan with the 45th Inf Div, but was inactivated there in Oct 51. That beret looks kind of civilian-ish right, like Pierre would wear in Gay Paree. I'm assuming the oval is that Yellow border with Black center. Excellent find; thanks for that. 10th Company wound up in 187th Airborne I think(?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted May 5, 2016 Share #238 Posted May 5, 2016 Ah this explains the recent photos i found of airborne troops with the 45th patch or 45th insignia on jump helmets, gotta recheck pics....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 5, 2016 Share #239 Posted May 5, 2016 Excellent find; thanks for that. 10th Company wound up in 187th Airborne I think(?). Probably, as with a lot of the members of the inactivated Ranger Companies, here they would be interspersed within the 187th RCT I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted May 7, 2016 Share #240 Posted May 7, 2016 Is anyone familiar with this particular HHC 173d Airborne flash? I can't find anything about this type: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted May 10, 2016 Share #241 Posted May 10, 2016 Black beret with a 51st Infantry Regiment DUI worn by a soldier of the 2nd Battalion 51st Infantry 4th Armored Division in Germany - 1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 10, 2016 Share #242 Posted May 10, 2016 Black beret with a 51st Infantry Regiment DUI worn by a soldier of the 2nd Battalion 51st Infantry 4th Armored Division in Germany - 1967 I wonder why the Black Beret, perhaps a member of the Battalion Recon Platoon, and this unit affected the wear of the Black beret like their Vietnam based counterparts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakenormanusa Posted May 18, 2016 Share #243 Posted May 18, 2016 Forum members IDed this photo from the early to mid 70's, 2nd Bn./502nd Inf./101st Airborne Div. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakenormanusa Posted May 18, 2016 Share #244 Posted May 18, 2016 Special Forces studio portrait dated 6/8/66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 23, 2016 Share #245 Posted July 23, 2016 Basic training cadre and graduates from the Armor School at Fort Knox wearing berets in 1976. In the first picture they look like red berets but in the second they look like black berets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 23, 2016 Share #246 Posted July 23, 2016 Basic training cadre and graduates from the Armor School at Fort Knox wearing berets in 1976. In the first picture they look like red berets but in the second they look like black berets. Good photo Sean, it shows that the wear of the Black Beret, at least within the Armor/Armored Cavalry, was truly a Branch thing, and not a unit thing, meaning that these trainees would be wearing the normal garrison cap, and it would be only when they got to their permanent party unit that they would start wearing the beret. Likewise the cadre, since they are not members of a Tank or Armd Cav Regt TO&E unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 24, 2016 Share #247 Posted August 24, 2016 Maroon or possibly brown berets worn by members of the 2nd Battalion 263rd Artillery of the South Carolina National Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted October 28, 2016 Share #248 Posted October 28, 2016 I picked up this beret which looks like one of those 70s era 172nd Infantry Brigade OD or brown berets worn in Alaska. However I have no reference for this flash so was wondering if it might be a ROTC beret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavcon Posted October 28, 2016 Share #249 Posted October 28, 2016 ROTC but I forget which unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPage Posted December 23, 2016 Share #250 Posted December 23, 2016 I got a new camera (which is ultra-complicated to use). Anyway, look what's in my closet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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