Driving around Okinawa [Pt 1 of 5] (July 1986)

Part 1 of 5 INFO:
Starts in the parking lot in front of barracks 430 at MCAS Futenma.
Before leaving the base you'll see on the left the Theater and BX (Base Exchange), then the sign on top of the guardhouse at the front gate, "BOOZING AND CRUISING EQUALS LOSING", lol.
Down the hill taking a right into "Suicide Alley" ( so named as many accidents, some fatal, take place on this short and narrow strip of road, and anyone willing to go through is taking a big chance of being in a collision).
Then around the back of Camp Foster.
**NOTE: NO AUDIO**
Sorry, but "copyrighted music" was playing during the drive. I thought it was better to share the video with no sound, than take a chance of the whole thing getting removed.
If you would like to play your own car driving tunes to accompany this vid ,go ahead, but for real authenticity nothing that came after July 1986!

[@xn4jv3]

The armory was in the underground bunker (originally a Nike missile magazine/elevator/launcher). I recall the place so well because of my working there 4 months, and every once in a while not being able to see the sun until the weekend (had to be there before the sun came up to hand out pistols, and after the sun went down to recover the rifles). Everyone else who didn't work there came just once a month to clean their weapons, unless it was time for their annual qualification.

[@xn4jv3]

I can still remember seeing all the 12ths Howitzer cannons from the many times I drove past the west side of Foster.

[@xn4jv3]

Glad to share.
My thanks to you for having that favorite link on your page of the: Okinawa RAFP (Ryuku Armed Forces Police) 1968 video.
I probably never would have found it on my own, and it's always nice to see how others spent their time on Oki. Especially the older vids, as they seem to be much harder to find.

[@RyukyusCommandcampmercy]

Hey, thanks for sharing the videos--great work!

[@messyms1868]

3:08 on the right hand side (top floor) was where I lived back in 1990 :-))

[@xn4jv3]

I thought about royalty free music, but decided to leave it silent. I was thinking about putting in the description "If you would like to play your own car driving tunes to accompany this vid ,go ahead, but for real authenticity nothing that came after July 1986!", and I'll do that now.
I have the DVD I recorded the original VHS to, so it wouldn't be a problem, just wish I could put the vids up here with the original audio. Well, in 100 to 150 years, my descendants will be able to, maybe. LOL!

[@xn4jv3]

I knew a few guys from FAAD, but can't remember their names anymore. They worked in the armory across the flightline, and I worked there as my units Armory Custodian for several months (June to Sept) in 1985.
Were you in 430 when someone set off a smoke grenade on the first floor? They smuggled it back from the Northern Training Area and burnt up a room. Tracked down to one person by the lot number and a fingerprint on the burned outer casing. I think it was traced back to someone in FAAD.

[@krzy18]

I was there @ this time with H&MS-36 @ Futenma, can't remember the barracks # but 430 sounds familiar. I was there July '85 -July '86.

[@WayneHarris]

Wow, I was there at the same time. 84-87.
12th Marines, on Camp Foster.

[@WingrR12]

I was there too but through 99-01 i lived on Camp Kinser

[@boosted98gst]

I was there from 76-79 with Echo Battery and Lima Battery

[@euphan123]

I was here from april 2008 to june 2012. Its crazy seeing mcas futenma and foster in the year i was born! Still looks like crap

[@geraldhatch]

my cousin is in okinawa

[@olejnik82]

station at ft Buckner (Army)86-88