Cold War Veteran Berlin Magnets

On March 5th, 1946, Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his "Iron Curtain" speech at Fulton, Missouri, galvanizing the free world against the communist threat posed by the USSR.

Comrades! Learn the lessons of history, before you get us all killed again.

Global War on Terrorism: 891st Engineer Battalion The 891st Engineer Battalion was originally constituted as the 891st Engineer Aviation Battalion in the Air National Guard on 25 March 1953 and was subsequently allotted to the Kansas Army National Guard on 1 August 1953. Over 500 soldiers of the 891st Engineer Battalion reported to their armories on Sept. 21, 2004 to begin their mobilization for Operation Iraqi Freedom Operating from Camp Sapper II, Tallil Air Base, Iraq, the 891st soldiers had been involved in operation of security points, roving patrols, route reconnaissance, bridge reconnaissance, escort duty, interactions with the Iraqi nationals, and other stabilizing actions.

The iconic delta shape of the Avro Vulcan is the main theme of this design. Ideal for the Avro Vulcan enthusiast, RAF veteran, aviation enthusiast, model maker, war gamer or video gamer. The Avro Vulcan served with the British RAF during the Cold War period. A very iconic aircraft that is a favourite in the British aviation scene.

Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin

The coat of arms of Berlin is used by the German city state as well as the city itself. Introduced in 1954 for West Berlin, it shows a black bear on a white shield. On top of the shield is a special crown, created by the amalgamation of the mural crown of a city with the so-called people's crown (Volkskrone), used in Germany to denote a republic. Berlin's various boroughs use their own emblems.

Global War on Terrorism: 891st Engineer Battalion The 891st Engineer Battalion was originally constituted as the 891st Engineer Aviation Battalion in the Air National Guard on 25 March 1953 and was subsequently allotted to the Kansas Army National Guard on 1 August 1953. Over 500 soldiers of the 891st Engineer Battalion reported to their armories on Sept. 21, 2004 to begin their mobilization for Operation Iraqi Freedom Operating from Camp Sapper II, Tallil Air Base, Iraq, the 891st soldiers had been involved in operation of security points, roving patrols, route reconnaissance, bridge reconnaissance, escort duty, interactions with the Iraqi nationals, and other stabilizing actions.

F-111 Aadvark in Pop Art Style

The iconic shape of the F-104 Starfighter and the flag of Italy

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development started in 1995 with the origins of the Joint Strike Fighter program and is expected to culminate in the completion of operational testing and start of full-rate production in 2021.[6] The X-35 first flew on 24 October 2000 and the F-35A on 15 December 2006. The F-35 was developed to replace most US fighter jets with variants of one design common to all branches of the military. It was developed in cooperation with a number of foreign partners, and unlike the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, is intended to be available for export. Three variants were designed: the F-35A (conventional take off and landing, CTOL), the F-35B (short-take off and vertical-landing, STOVL), and the F-35C (carrier-based Cat

The Berlin Brigade was a US Army brigade-sized garrison based in West Berlin during the Cold War. After the end of World War II, under the conditions of the Yalta and Potsdam agreements, the Allied forces occupied West Berlin. This occupation lasted throughout the Cold War. The Berlin Brigade had the 2nd and 3d Battle Groups, 6th Infantry until 1963, when Army force structure abandoned battle groups in favor of brigades and subordinate battalions.

Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991), as named by the Western Allies

The 43d Division was again ordered into active Federal Service on 5 September 1950 and was moved to Seventh United States Army, VII Corps in West Germany in 1951. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II. It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Russian Fighter SU-57 PAK FA. Hunting Russian, air force, Soviet military, fighter plane. For avgeeks, pilots, military aircrew, aircraft enthusiasts, A&P mechanics, warbird buffs, cold-war aviation historians, aircraft spotters, flying veterans, patriotic pilots, naval aviators.

Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor. The majority of the division would spend much of the next 35 years based at Fort Hood and the division remained on active service during the Cold War. Its primary mission was to prepare to conduct heavy armored combat against Warsaw Pact forces in defense of NATO.

The 8th Infantry Regiment of the United States, also known as the "Fighting Eagles," is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. The 8th Infantry participated in the Mexican War, American Civil War, Philippine Insurrection, Moro Rebellion, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and Iraq Campaign.

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Detachment 3 Emblem & Tempelhof Flightline

2ndBattalion 28thField Artillery. (175MM SP,later 155MM SP)Activated in 1966 at Hindenburg Kaserne in Ansbach (1-75 FA was reflagged as 2-28 FA). The unitmoved the same year to Bleidorn Kaserne where it remained until it was reflagged as the 3-17 FA in 1989 In early 1966, the 2nd 28th was moved from Hindenburg Kaserne up to Bleidorn Kaserne at the top of the hill not far from Barton Barracks. The 175mm Gun had a 39 foot tube

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. During the cold war period, the 2nd Battalion, stationed in New Ulm Germany.

1st Bn, 80th FA (Lance) served under the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade under VII Corps in Germany. 1/80th FA Missile Artillery (LANCE) in Aschaffenburg.

The Seventh Army was inactivated in March 1946, in Germany, reactivated for a short time at Atlanta, Georgia, then inactivated again. It was reactivated by the United States European Command (EUCOM) with headquarters at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, on 24 November 1950 and assigned to command the ground and service forces of United States Army Europe (USAREUR). For over a decade contained the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra founded by the conductor Samuel Adler in support of the United States Army's cultural diplomacy initiatives throughout Germany and Europe in the aftermath of World War II. On 30 November 1966, the Seventh Army was relocated from Patch Barracks to Heidelberg.

A legendary spy plane, the U-2 'Dragon Lady', for aviation and military enthusiasts. It has been widely used by the US Armed Forces and CIA to collect secret information.

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The 279th Station Hospital (became US Army Hospital Berlin in 1976) The Berlin Brigade of the United States Army was a separate brigade based in Berlin; its shoulder sleeve insignia was the U.S. Army Europe patch with Berlin tab. During the Berlin Wall Crisis of 1961, the Army reorganized the command structure of the forces in Berlin and created the U.S. Army Berlin and created the Berlin Brigade from the units already in the city. The 6th Infantry Regiment, active in Germany since 1950, was reorganized in mid-1958 according to the "pentomic" structure: Each "battle group" consisted of five line (rifle) companies, a combat support company, and a headquarters & headquarters company.

Soviet experimental tank created for fighting in a nuclear war with a very exotic shape and running gear. The tank did not go to the series, but it looks very elegant!

A vector drawing featuring the F-5 light fighter aircraft in front of the American flag for military and aviation enthusiasts.

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The Panavia Tornado designed, built and used by the British, German and Italian Air Forces.

The 19th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. 1st Battalion 19th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)- Serves as a Basic Combat Training battalion at Fort Sill.

The 16th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. The regiment served with the 4th Division in World War II and with the 4th and 8th Divisions between the World Wars. As the 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, it served with the 9th Armored Division during World War II, and with the 2nd Armored Division after the war. Designated a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental system, and later the U.S. Army Regimental System, since 1957, regimental elements have served with the 1st, 2nd and 4th Armored Divisions; the 4th, 8th, and 81st Infantry Divisions; and the 1st Cavalry Division. Regimental elements have participated in combat in Vietnam, and in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The 13th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War,Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire Motto: Without Fear, Favor or the Hope of Reward

A Field Artillery Surveyor is a member of the Army's Field Artillery Team. Artillery are weapons that fire large ammunition or missiles to support infantry and tank units in combat. Some of your duties as a Field Artillery Surveyor may include: Providing firing position data. Recording field data. Camp Pelham. Camp Pelham was located 8 miles from the demilitarized zone that separated the Republic of Korea and US forces from more than a million North Korean troops.

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II. Historians do not fully agree on the dates, but the period is generally considered to span the 1947 Truman Doctrine to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union. The term "cold" is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but they each supported major regional conflicts known as proxy wars.

The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744 B-52s were built, with the last, a B-52H, delivered in October 1962. The first of 102 B-52H's was delivered to Strategic Air Command in May 1961. The H model can carry up to 20 air-launched cruise missiles.

The 18th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment (2-18th FAR) is a (M270A1 MLRS) Multiple Launch Rocket System unit in the 75th Field Artillery Brigade (United States), currently based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and supports III Corps. 75th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)