Rare 75th RRC (RRD) Recruiting Material!

by Iassen Donov · March 14, 2013 · Posted In: USASOC

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Old PH2

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Awesome find, thanks for sharing!

It's a Recon unit, there are pictures, these guys are just disciplined enough not to leak them. Good on them I say! That is one of the things I regret about being a USN photographer, so much of the good stuff we shot is lost to the archive due to classification. When FOI came about I was a little exited, thinking that some stuff might be made public. But alas the really cool stuff I witnessed is still under wraps, I'm thinking some of it will be like the releases from Korea and Vietnam. 40-60 years after the occasion, when most every one involved has passed from this earth.

Yeah small units are hard to work with, they can be downright hostile to outside DoD photographers. Part of the knack of being a good photographer was learning how to "work" folks so you can get the imagery you were tasked to get.

Memories.....

ArcticWarrior

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@Old PH2

At LRSLC we had 2 guys from 75th HQ (alledgedly), we all took it that they were RRD, they didnt say, nobody really asked, they knew there shit and could have taught sections.

Everyone takes "hero pics" even CAG and DEV, like you said rarely do they see the public light.

When the photogs/journalists came around we just said we were with MI and gave them the cold shoulder...it was an old school unwritten rule

Old PH2

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@ArcticWarrior Back then we did a fair bit of shooting for NIS (NCIS now,) which is the equivalent of Army CID. Lots of internal investigations and such, so everyone immediately throws up the wall. Which sucks when the command HQ asks for PAO shit but it doesn't get passed down to the NCO's. Yeah, saw a lot of that cold shoulder, part of the job.

Old PH2

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@ArcticWarrior It's a whole new ball game with the digital platforms, the stuff I worked on looks like museum exhibits now.

ArcticWarrior

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@Old PH2

I can only imagine the quality of the optics/sensor packages on the subs

Old PH2

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@ArcticWarrior Happened a bunch on Subs, they would have a USN PH train several of the O's so when they got near a coast all kinds of good intel could be had. That 70mm periscope camera was some wicked cool shit!

ArcticWarrior

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@Old PH2 The irony is some of those same guys taught us our camera gear......

Old PH2

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@ArcticWarrior @Old PH2 The Navy tried to place Photographers throughout the various commands to give organic support. You would see them in Helicopter, Patrol, Fighter Squadrons, Submarines, LHA/LPH's, CVN's, certain support ships, all the NAS's and Home ports. Then you would see small groups from Combat Camera that would deploy TAD/TDY for various exercises. You also had PH's that would provide support out at China Lake and other research facilities. When you stop and think about it DoD has photographers in most commands, they are just not always utilized in a very public manner. Any body familiar with the BAT teams? Yeah, I'll be quiet now.

ArcticWarrior

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@Old PH2 I think that was a lot of blowback from the Vietnam era fallout. Nobody trusted the press, plus the mindset of a small unit or detachment is different, its a very closed group, walls up thing.

RRD/RRC is amazingly able to maintain that closed door over the years, even in the social media age. As much as I admire them for being top dogs of recce and have a want to know how they did and what they did as it compares I am glad they stay behind the fence and keep us guessing.

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gunner261

Hey Mates was the RRD replaced by by ranger STB ? I meet some STB guy in the UK

majrod

I had a client who became a friend who was the 1SGT for the RRD and went on to be the 1SGT for SOCOM HQ

Talk about Culture SHOCK!!! He went from dealing with operators to take over a coed admin unit. HILARIOUS stories if you can laugh at a friend's misfortune.

I think he was superhuman and I never stopped admiring the two combat stars on his HALO wings...

OneShot

Those are some awsome pics!! Thanks!

McPosterdoor

Is someone pulling recon on the Reconnaissance Detachment? Who the F is taking those pictures? Cover's blown.

Awesome post.

Txazz

Iassen, thank you for sharing these rare posters. Are they actual posters or just pictures. I would have them framed. What a treat for us! How old would you say these are?

Amazing you never saw any RRC material since you were in the 75th.

Canopylight

@Txazz The only place I remember seeing them was in the retention NCOs office at 1/75. IMO everybody that has it as an option knows it's an option.

Iassen Donov

@Txazz all post 9/11 id say

jmb22

@Iassen Donov @Txazz The picture I'm familiar with was taken back in 2003. Not sure about the rest of them.

@Iassen Donov @Txazz Is that a Peugeot 505 in the road rally pic? I loved mine, miss the hell out of it!

@Txazz

They are posters. I have the RRD one, complete with torn corners, maybe from early/ mid decade??? The other 2 are probably post 2007

Wow. I'm very familiar with one of the pictures. someone I know. Had no idea this person was RRC. Very cool.

Motojunky27

Awesome post! Been dying to know more (or even see) something about these guys!

Rare 75th RRC (RRD) Recruiting Material!

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