Cold War Hoodies

The moment a NORAD supercomputer, WOPR, discovers nobody can win a game of Global Thermonuclear War, from the seminal 1983 Cold War sci-fi thriller, War Games – where kids inadvertently trigger a nuclear stand-off with Russia while playing with it.

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52nd Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52nd Field Artillery Group. Activated 18 January 1952 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Redesignated 25 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52nd Artillery Group Inactivated 30 June 1971 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma

A trio of the cold war RAF bomber force

The majority of the vintage Cold War aircraft collection on the runway at Bruntingthorpe.

Germany 1957–64 As part of the Gyroscope unit rotations, the 11th ACR was sent to Germany in March 1957 for another round at the border surveillance mission along the Iron Curtain, replacing the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Regimental headquarters and 1st Squadron were located in Straubing while the 2nd Squadron was stationed in Landshut and the 3rd Squadron in Regensburg.The regiment's border surveillance mission was along the German-Czech frontier. In 1964, the 11th ACR returned to the United States and would be bound for Vietnam within two years.

The first week of February 1958 found the 46th FA Group believed of all its attachments.and transferred to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, with one officer and 42 enlisted men. Shortly afterwards the Group was redesignated as the 46th Field Artillery Group (Redstone) On 24 June 1958 the 46th Artillery Group was again reorganized, the 2d Missile Battalion's Headquarters and Headquarters Battery was disbanded and the firing batteries, A and B, were assigned to the 46th Artillery Group. 9 July 1958, Headquarters USAA&MC, Fort Sill issued GO #72 which once more redesignated the Group

Upon its arrival at Artillery Kaserne, the 46th Group was assigned to Seventh Army Artillery and within thirty days it had been given a Command Maintenance Inspection, an Operational Readiness Test, and declared fully operational. In July of 1959 the Group was attached to VII Corps Artillery for peacetime administration and operations only. The subordination to VII Corps Artillery lasted until July 1960 when the Group reverted to Seventh Army Artillery control.

Artillery Kaserne,Neckarsulm, Germany 1st Missile Bn, 333rd Artillery 40th Artillery Group - Germany - Firing Missile w COLD SVC

You've done your time. You can kick your feet up, close your eyes, and let somebody else deal with the problem, but you won't. You won't because you can't. There's something ingrained in you. You have to protect. It's why you became a LEO in the first place and, even though your contractual obligations are over, it will never leave you. You, more than most, understand that it's a dangerous world out there, so you never close your eyes. Whether you?re at a new job or relaxing at home, you're always aware of those dangers, and you have taken small precautions to be ready for any crisis that may arise. The others will remain complacent, you won't. Your time in uniform is over? But your watch never ends.

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II. On 12 June 1948 President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Women's Armed Services Integration Act that permitted women in the Regular Army and the Organized Reserve Corps. A new training Center at Camp Lee, Virginia was opened in July 1948. A major expansion of the WAC began in 1972 as a means of helping the Army maintain its required strength after elimination of the draft on 30 June 1973. As a result of a strong recruiting campaign and the opening of all Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) to women.

Upon its arrival at Artillery Kaserne, the 46th Group was assigned to Seventh Army Artillery and within thirty days it had been given a Command Maintenance Inspection, an Operational Readiness Test, and declared fully operational. In July of 1959 the Group was attached to VII Corps Artillery for peacetime administration and operations only. The subordination to VII Corps Artillery lasted until July 1960 when the Group reverted to Seventh Army Artillery control. The Group has also participated, to some extent, in every major CPX and FTX conducted within Seventh Army and USAREUR since its arrival in Germany. These include "Wintershield I and II" and "April Shower '60 and '61" plus several of the "Quicktrain" and "Roadbound" exercises.

Stanislav Petrov disobeyed orders to launch when the Soviet Missile defense showed inbound US ICBMs. Later, the system was proved to have made an "error!"

The 33rd Field Artillery Regiment is an inactive field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first constituted in 1918 in the National Army (USA). A parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has no active regiments. The regiment saw active service with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II. The regiment's 2nd and 6th Battalions served in Vietnam. In Germany, the unit was a 155MM Self-Propelled Howitzer Unit. In Vietnam, the unit was armed with the 105MM Towed Howitzer.

Perfect for veterans, submarine simulator gamers, naval history enthusiasts and submarine model kit builders. Also make a cool submarine gift for submariners at Christmas and birthdays.

Samizdat was a form of dissident activity across the socialist Eastern Bloc in which individuals reproduced censored and underground makeshift publications. Roentgenizdat were homemade phonograph records, copied from forbidden recordings that were smuggled into the country, and were sold and traded on the black market.

Perfect for pilots, F-111 veterans, military aviation enthusiasts, flight simulator gamers and F-111 Aardvark model kit builders. Also makes a cool F111 aardvark gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Are you interested in the Cold War, the Soviet Union, radioactivity, fallout shelters, and nuclear warfare? Perfect! Let the world know with this awesome fallout shelter design. Stay safe from the radiation, folks!

Cold warriors

Vintage Man From U.N.C.L.E. with Napoleon Solo - Authentic, Distressed

The Brigade was redesignated on 16 August 1985 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Military Police Brigade and activated in Frankfurt, West Germany. During 1990–1991, battalions from the Brigade deployed to support VII Corps in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, and V Corps in Operation Provide Comfort. Elements of the Brigade have also deployed to support Operation Provide Promise and Operation Joint Endeavor in the former Yugoslavia.

Are you interested in the Cold War, the Soviet Union, radioactivity, fallout shelters, and nuclear warfare? Perfect! Let the world know with this awesome fallout shelter design. Stay safe from the radiation, folks!

The 3rd Battalion, 10th Cavalry (3/10 Cav) was activated in the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, in 1977 to serve as division reconnaissance.

2nd Bn 16th Infantry was assigned on 1 October 1963 to the 1st Infantry Division. The unit was activated at Fort Riley, Kansas with its organic elements concurrently constituted and activated, before being reorganized and redesignated on 2 March 1964 as the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry.

Spy vs. Spy is a wordless comic strip published in Mad magazine. It features two agents involved in stereotypical and comical espionage activities. One is dressed in white, and the other in black, but they are otherwise identical, and are particularly known for their long, beaklike heads and their white pupils and black sclera. The pair are always at war with each other, using a variety of booby traps to inflict harm on the other. The spies usually alternate between victory and defeat with each new strip. A parody of the political ideologies of the Cold War, the strip was created by Cuban expatriate cartoonist Antonio Prohías, and debuted in Mad #60, dated January 1961.

Remember! In Case of Commie Nuclear Attack, tune your radio to 640 or 1240 AM for official information! Don't forget to duck and cover! :P

Survival 1950s vintage Nuclear poster "in the event of attack" Protect yourself, your family, your community.

Perfect for Royal Navy Sea King veterans, Sea King model kit builders, helicopter flight simulator gamers and helicopter aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Royal Navy SAR gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Perfect for pilots, F-111 veterans, military aviation enthusiasts, flight simulator gamers and F-111 Aardvark model kit builders. Also makes a cool F111 aardvark gift at Christmas and birthdays.

The Hunt for Red October - Alternative Movie Poster

The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO") after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed "The Fighting First". However, the division has also received troop monikers of "The Big Dead One" and "The Bloody First" as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames. It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.

The world doesn't need another cold war. We need to focus on dealing with global warming.

Fallout shelter sign.

The 240th Cavalry (Kentucky Mounted Rifles) was a United States Army parent cavalry regiment, represented in the Kentucky Army National Guard by Troop A, 240th Cavalry, part of the 149th Armored Brigade, stationed at Owensboro. The regiment was constituted on 3 September 1980 as the 240th Cavalry, a Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) parent regiment in the Kentucky Army National Guard. It was partially organized on 1 November 1980 to consist of Troop A at Owensboro, part of the 149th Armored Brigade. Constituted in 1980, the regiment was disbanded in 1985.

The infamous border crossing from West Berlin into the DDR. This image taken in mid 1980's during a tour of the Iron Curtain countries undertaken in a Fiat Panda !

From 1952 until 1994, Bitburg Air Base was a front-line NATO air base. It was the home of the United States Air Force's 36th Tactical Fighter Wing for over 40 years as part of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Redesignated 36th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 20 January 1950 Redesignated 36th Fighter-Day Wing on 9 August 1954 Redesignated 36th Tactical Fighter Wing on 8 July 1958