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Grease pencils. Also known as china markers. I used them on the canopy of the A-10 to obtain CAS info and to draw out routes on a LATN map, but they contain a small amount of an abrasive and craze the transparencies these days. Nowadays they use water markers. (Vis-A-Vis)
No kidding? Grease pencils were the go to for a lot of things.
In 1986, I was still issued Pattern 37 webbing and packs - and while it had its drawbacks, once you had the webbing fitted, it was like a second skin. (The packs, OTOH, were horrible.) Still, being able to buy kit that you were issued in a WWII store is a bit weird.
The AN/PRC 25 radio I used to carry has long been phased out, and while it was not a pleasant beast to lug around, it was reliable and nigh indestructible, which counts for a lot in my book.
Did the Air Force do away with learning celestial navigation? The Navy did and is now reinstating it.
The USAF did, and has largely replaced navigators as well.
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