It's amazing what you find in your squadron's supply room...

[JC004]

Hmmm...I wonder what's up with the generals flags...perhaps General Colgan left his stuff at your squadron 
...

I've been looking for that stuff!  It all started when cadets seeking Mountain Dew raided my room at CLS...

[alamrcn]

I'm especially pleased to hear about the recovery of the Unit Charter certificates!

It sounds like we have a bunch of budding Unit Historians in here! Go ahead, sign the 2A to become your squadron's new HO at the next meeting!

Now take care of this historical stuff - put it somewhere that is safe, but won't be forgotten. Oraganize, document, learn... and then teach others about what you found.

See? It's not ALL about the reports to wing! Good job!

-Ace

[pixelwonk]

  "uhuhuhuhhh  uhuhuhuhhh uhuhuhuhhh"

[♠SARKID♠]

Hmm, lets see.  I used to be Dep. Supply officer until I became DCC.  Me and the SO did a 4 month long overhaul of our supply cage (its still underway, 2 months later and will continue for a few more months) and dragged up some interesting things.

Geiger counters for Rad monitering
Massive antenna masts
15 stretchers
Snowshoes
Sleeping bag from Korea - Had bloody bullet holes in it
We also burned a few hundred sets of BDU's deemed as unwearable/unusable



We also found 2 boxes of vintage WWII radio tubes donated by an old member.  We were looking at auctioning them off for squadron funding.

[jimmydeanno]

Hmm, lets see.  I used to be Dep. Supply officer until I became DCC. 

That's some pretty weird stuff - especially the sleeping bag 

(P.S. - DCC is a senior member position (Deputy Commander for Cadets) vs. Cadet Deputy Commander which you are.))

[Becks]

Update: Forgot that we found original photos from the 40's and 50's, some that have been taken in Rockefeller Plaza.

[JayT]

You intreguied me with this thread.. So I went searching

My unit has a storage shed at a members house that doesn't get ventured into much.

I found

Our original Charter certificate
2 Unit Citation Certificates
Pictures of the founding members of my unit
a whole box of OD Greens
A Box full of chrome and white helmets
Berets, ascots.
And 1 each 1 star, 2 star, 3, star, 4 star flags???

I guess I'll be spending some money getting stuff framed soon

Sir, what size are the ODs?

[♠SARKID♠]

Hmm, lets see.  I used to be Dep. Supply officer until I became DCC. 

That's some pretty weird stuff - especially the sleeping bag 

(P.S. - DCC is a senior member position (Deputy Commander for Cadets) vs. Cadet Deputy Commander which you are.))

Ah sassafrass, I did it again...

[jimmydeanno]

Well, I've found out that my "Yeager PSA" belongs to a reel-to-reel player.  Now just to find someone that has one...

[alamrcn]

Well, I've found out that my "Yeager PSA" belongs to a reel-to-reel player.  Now just to find someone that has one...

I have a Techniques audio tape reel-to-reel player/recorder. The sucker weighs about 50 Lbs though! I'd like to sell it if you are interested, heh.

-Ace

[jimmydeanno]

^Are you pulling a vanguard?  $1.00 for the item - $200 for shipping

[alamrcn]

^Are you pulling a vanguard?  $1.00 for the item - $200 for shipping

That's TEMPTING!

[SAR-EMT1]

MFD any chance of posting pictures of some of those items?
the ODs the Generals Flags etc...

Anyone else got any pics?

My unit lived out of a closet and a briefcase until 2002 so I dont have any old memorabilia to brag about.

[CLB]

A stack of about 20 lifesaving certificates from15 years ago.

One was to a cadet too.

Things I also found: (off the top of my head)

Cold War era front license plates from the 158th Fighter Sq "Bear Busters" (we used to meet in the now demo'ed ANG hangar at CAFB)

About 10 plastic models of cars and airplanes new in box
A HUGE discone antenna
2 sets of WWII era binoculars that are to this day the best I've ever seen

(In the old building)
1950's era fridge with coke bottles frozen in a block of ice 1' thick
various F-16 or F4 GSE (not any capital GSE like a GPU, but towbar type things)

[CadetProgramGuy]

A stack of about 20 lifesaving certificates from15 years ago.

About 10 plastic models of cars and airplanes new in box

My Edit......

What kind of airplanes...interested in selling?

[CLB]

A stack of about 20 lifesaving certificates from15 years ago.

About 10 plastic models of cars and airplanes new in box

My Edit......

What kind of airplanes...interested in selling?

You have a PM

[CadetProgramGuy]

A stack of about 20 lifesaving certificates from15 years ago.

About 10 plastic models of cars and airplanes new in box

My Edit......

What kind of airplanes...interested in selling?

You have a PM

Got it thanks!!

[♠SARKID♠]

Crapload of uniforms just came in.  Turns out we had an offshore storage area.  One of our old supply officers from back in the 90s was storing some of our uniforms for us, and everyone forgot that he had them.  He randomly showed up to our hangar during a planning meeting and told us that he had to get them out of his barn because he was moving.  We had absolutely no idea as to how much stuff he had but it sounded like a lot, so we went over with 2 CAP vans with all the seats out plus an Expedition.  All in all, he had about 30 boxes of uniforms including BDUs, blues and flight suits.  The guy himself was pretty cool.  He used to buy and restore WWII vehicles with a specialty in half-tracks.  His entire garage was set up with beams and hoists for lifting engines and stuff.  Its going to take a while to sort through all the uniforms and inventory them, but its cool to know that we had them all sitting in his barn all these years.

[alamrcn]

You didn't by chance find an early-40s olive drab Harley Davidson, complete with side car that was supplied to CAP by the Army Air Corps during WWII.... did you?  <sigh>  Ahhh, the things that can be found in old barns - almost as good as old supply rooms!

-Ace

[SDF_Specialist]

You didn't by chance find a 1940s Harley Davidson with side car, supplied to CAP by the Army Air Corps during WWII.... did you?  <sigh>  Ahhh, the things that can be found in old barns - almost as good as old supply rooms!

-Ace

Would CAP even be allowed to use those? I mean in a parade sense? Maybe CAP should have a heritage month. Where we honor everything CAP did in WWII.