SEARCH AND RESCUE: SURVIVAL (AF MANUAL 64-5) by DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1978. Revised Edition, reprinted with Change 1 included. Wraps. Poor. 28 cm, approx. 400 pages, Illustrations. Maps. Figures. Index. This supersedes AFM 64-3, 16 July 1962, as amended. Broken at spine into two parts at pages 3-8 and 3-9. Held by a rubber band. Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search is conducted over. These include mountain rescue; ground search and rescue, including the use of search and rescue dogs; urban search and rescue in cities; combat search and rescue on the battlefield and air-sea rescue over water. The 336th Training Group is a United States Air Force group with the mission to provide Air Force survival training. The group is located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, with one subordinate unit at Naval Air… Read More

Washington, DC: Department of the Air Force, Headquarters, 1969. Training Edition [stated]. Wraps. Good. Approximately. 400 pages (various paginations). Illustrations. Maps. Figures. Index. The supersedes AFM 64-3, 16 July 1962, as amended. This presents the state-of-knowledge, state-of-practice, and to an extent the state-of-the-art towards the end of the Vietnam War era. It updates the previous 1962 version which was issues just as U.S. military involvement in the Southeast Asia conflicts were increasing. This manual was for student use in Air Force formal survival training courses. It describes climatic and topographical conditions and vegetations and animal life in all geographical areas--land and sea. It also explains what personnel must do to survive in these areas, and how and why this must be done. The contents include Chapter 1 The Will and Ability to Survive; 2 General Survival: Early Considerations, Survival Medicine, Clothing, Shelter, Fire Making, and Special Equipment, Water and Food,… Read More

Department of the Air Force, Headquarters, 1969-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Paperback. Text contains very minor underlining/marking. Covers show light edge wear with some rubbing. Book slightly shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!