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If you are getting nostalgic in your old age and want to reclaim some of your
past military duty history, one possible venue is eBay. A fellow USAF radar shop
technician recently wrote to ask if I would be willing to part with one of my
5th Combat Communications Group
(aka 5th Mob) patches as displayed on my web page dedicated to the radar shop at
Robins AFB, Georgia. Since I only have one of each patch, I decided to look on eBay
to see what might be available, although admittedly with little expectation that
any of the patches would be show up. To my surprise, not only were patches available,
but other kinds of paraphernalia like basketball team jerseys (I didn't know the
5th Mob had one), coffee cups, pens, hats, and other stuff. I had no idea that
there was an Association of Old Crows
(AOC) patch for Robins Air Force Base.
If I can find gear from my unit, then there is a good chance you will be able
to find gear from yours as well. If there doesn't happen to be anything listed when
you first search, try again in a few days because sooner or later whatever you want
will probably show up. Just about everything eventually shows up on eBay. What I
do if I really want a particular item that is not listed when I look - whether it
be for vintage model building items, radios, magazines, etc. - is use the Saved
Search function whereby eBay will send me an e-mail when/if an item matching my
keywords comes up for auction (or a direct sale).
Here are a few of the items I located on eBay related to the 5CCG and/or Robins
AFB. Unless you happen to see this page within a few days of its posting, chances
are they will be gone (click on thumbnails).
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| 5th Combat Communications Group (5CCG) patch |
5th Combat Communications Group (5CCG) patch (subdued) |
Air Force Communications Service (AFSC) patch |
Air Force Communications Service (AFSC) patch (subdued) |
Vintage Dixie Crow Club, Robins AFB Decal "Semper Celeritate" ≈ "Always
Swift" |
5t Mob basketball jersey |
Warner Robins Air Force Base Houston County Georgia, GA, Pictorial History |
Posted November 17, 2013
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