[R-390] R-390As and other Mil equip....

[rbethman]

As a retired Army "Top Three" enlisted for 9 yrs 2 mos of a 20 yr. career, I
can vouch for the presence of "strange groups" on mountain tops.  We had or
teams swapped by helo, got a hot ration or two by helo, and had repairmen
brought up by helo.

I didn't start with a "strange group", I just received a visit from some
gentlemen in civilian clothes that borrowed my Battalion Commander's office
to speak with me.  My Battalion Commander was informed that I was going on a
"special assignment" and that was it.  I received one of those "notorious"
gray ID cards, and began wearing civilian clothes, and working on mountain
tops that had a compound within a compound separated by loads of chain link
fence and five barrel concertina.   Sometimes it was a van that we could
move as "upper" echelons dictated.  The black covers were in place,
recorders attached, logs were meticulously maintained.  The logs and tapes
went out by helo in a double locked metal box.

They even had a compound within a compound separated by loads of chain link
fence and five barrel concertina for us down in base camp.  We were strictly
discouraged in mixing with the "normal" population.

Bob - N0DGN