The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is the largest air force in the world and one of the most technologically advanced. As part of the United States Department of Defense, it is headquartered in the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.
U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook: The Portable and Essential Guide to Staying Alive
eBook
(Second Edition)-
ISBN-13:
9781510709157
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication date: 01/17/2017
- Series: US Army Survival
- Sold by: Barnes & Noble
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 592
- Sales rank: 246,414
- File size: 148 MB
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Designed for use in formal Air Force training, the U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook was written to help a pilot who finds him or herself in a hostile environment. For the more general reader, it offers a complete and comprehensive manual of outdoor survival techniques.
It includes expert advice on:
First aid for illness and injury
Finding your way without a map
Building a fire
Finding food and water
Using ropes and tying knots
Concealment techniques
Signaling for help
Survival at sea
Building shelters
Animal tracking
Predicting the weather
And much more
By outlining specific survival threats found at sea, in the desert, in mountain terrain, and in arctic conditions, and offering techniques on surviving them, this book, releasing on the seventieth anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, is invaluable to both the casual outdoorsman and the extreme sports enthusiast, as well as anyone looking for insight into the training tactics of the U.S. Air Force
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