Who among us has emplaced, or recovered a military cache? (not a "geocache") Do you have a story to go with it?

THE TWELVE-POINT CACHE REPORT

1. Type of Cache

2. Method of Caching

3. Contents

4. Description of Containers

5. General Area

6. Immediate Area

7. Cache Location

8. Emplacement Details

9. Operational Data and Remarks

10. Dates of Emplacement and Duration of the Cache

11. Sketches and Diagrams

12. Radio Message for Recovery

"Caching is the process of hiding equipment or materials in a secure storage place with the view to future recovery for operational use. The ultimate success of caching may well depend upon attention to detail, that is, professional competence that may seem of minor importance to the untrained eye."

I first learned about Caches in 1984 when stationed at Signal Co. 10th SFG(A) at Ft. Devens, MA. It was one of the collective tasks I learned with the great men I served with there. The skills learned there served me well on many occasions while later serving as a Long Range Surveillance Team leader. The Special Forces Caching Techniques — TC 31-29/A referenced above is a comprehensive guide to the many aspects of emplacing, and recovering caches.

I also found it interesting that the military actually has a Cache catalog that lists durable caches complete with locations, contents, recovery details, and expiration dates. When I learned about this in the 1980's we were taught that Europe, in particular, is littered with such caches, containing everything from water, to fuel, to ammunition, and weapons. I don't know how true this is today.

With "Geo-Caching" becoming more popular every day (I was introduced to it by someone here on Rallypoint, and have enjoyed searching for these lightly hidden gems which seem to be almost everywhere! https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/ever-heard-of-geocaching-great-way-to-get-outdoors-with-the-family
Seeing this made me reflect on the opportunities I've had to engage in military Caching, and the satisfaction of being able to bury and flawlessly camouflage a cache, and then with a short radio message impart the important information necessary for a stranger to be able to locate it without even the use of a gps. (we didn't have gps in the early 1980's)

Love to hear your stories!