U.S. Air Force Survival Training: Search and Rescue

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Written by U.S. Air Force survival experts, this comprehensive survival training is a must-have for all types of outdoor adventures - from weekend campers to extreme-sports enthusiasts. This reprint of the U.S. Air Force search-and-rescue guide contains more than 700 black-and-white illustrations from the original manual, supplemented by nearly 100 new color photographs. Included in this amazing resource are survival techniques for all climates and terrain's, such as: Forecasting the weather Building shelter (from tepees to snow caves) Starting fires in (almost) and condition Finding nourishment and avoiding poisonous animals (on land or at sea) Fashioning clothing from available materials Navigating in all types of situations and environments Maintaining good hygiene and battling illness in the wild Surviving chemical, biological, and nuclear disasters.