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Everyone knows that members of the U.S. Special Forces are the top-shelf, crème de la crème, A-Number-Ones, specially hand-picked people to train and serve as the avant garde of the largest, most well-funded military on the face of the earth. But that doesn’t happen overnight! There are special training procedures—over and above basic training—that turn a swabbie into a SEAL, a grunt into a Green Beret, or a runt into a Ranger.Collected here for the first time is official information on USSF: • Sniper training • Reconnaissance • Intelligence and interrogation • Guerrilla warfare • Nocturnal operations • Fighting counter insurgencies • And more!With hundreds of photographs and illustrations demonstrating proven tips and techniques, The Abridged Guide to Special Forces Skills, Tactics, and Techniques provides everything a warrior needs to know to be fighter-ready and strong.

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Here is the Official US Air Force guide to staying alive in survival situations--first aid, concealment, survival at sea, building shelter, finding food and water, and more! This Air Force handbook was written to help pilots who find themselves in hostile environments. While it is designed for use in formal Air Force training, it is also useful for the general reader seeking a comprehensive and complete manual of outdoor survival techniques. Any US Army survival kit would also benefit from this handbook. Among other pieces of professional and expert advice, the US Air Force Survival Handbook tells readers about: Finding your way without a map First aid for illness and injury Finding food and water Building a fire Concealment techniques Using ropes and tying knots Survival at sea Signaling for help Animal tracking Predicting the weather Building shelters Released on the 70th anniversary of the US Air Force, this book outlines specific survival threats found in many different types of terrain and how to survive them. It is invaluable to all who enjoy the outdoors and anyone who seeks insight into the training tactics of the US Air Force.

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First created for formal Air Force training to help a pilot in hostile environments, this edition allows military personnel, survivalists, and outdoorsmen to have that essential information in your back pocket.Here is a 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 Mountain survival 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 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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With almost 1000 illustrated pages of official US Army instruction, this is the biggest, most thorough book of Army skills available. It’s a treasure trove for active soldiers and anyone who wants to know how the US military operates.Here are the most useful and curious tactics for the would-be soldier, historian, movie-maker, writer, or survivalist, including techniques on: First aid Survival in the hottest or coldest of climates Finding or building life-saving shelters Surviving nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks Physical and mental fitness How to find food and water anywhere, anytime. With hundreds of photographs and illustrations showing everything from edible plants to rare skin diseases of the jungle, every page reveals how useful Army knowledge can be.

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Here in this critical guide is all the important medical techniques that you’ll need to know in order to survive in just about any situation. From wrapping life-threatening head wounds to treating a poisonous spider bite, The Complete U.S. Army Survival Guide to Medical Skills, Tactics, and Techniques has got you covered. Within these pages, you’ll find:• First-aid techniques for hundreds of different kinds of wounds.• Medical procedures necessary for properly treating animal bites and stings.• Proper procedures to follow when dealing with toxic environments.• And thousands more essential medical tips.With dozens of photographs and illustrations demonstrating these medical techniques and procedures first-hand, this guide is an essential read for every outdoorsman—from the novice weekend camper to the most seasoned survivalist. If you can’t find it in The Complete U.S. Army Survival Guide to Medical Skills, Tactics, and Techniques, then you don’t really need it.

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