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"The Armed Forces Officer" is much more than a how-to guide for military officers. It is a series of candid, timeless essays on the nature of the people who occupy the ranks of the military services. "The Armed Forces Officer" highlights that our military is not just a collection of machines, processes, and regulations, but a very human endeavor whose proper understanding requires acknowledging that humans are what make our military the complex, potent, and wonderful organization that it is—a truth that can be applied to any organization, military or civilian, composed of people and all their mysterious complexities. This is a republication of the 1950 edition of "The Armed Forces Officer." This edition includes an introduction and notes by Colonel Robert E. Davis, USMC (Ret).

Army Survival Manual is the finest single source for self-reliance for all extreme circumstances. A must for anyone who wants to know how to survive in primitive conditions. The book is very straightforward with many pictures and user-friendly illustrations, written in easy to understand language. This is just some of the survival information that this book provides: All-climates: arctic, tropics, temperate forest, savannah or desert. All-terrain survival tactics. The Will to Survive. Identify poisonous snakes, as well as edible and non-edible plants. Survival Medicine. Wilderness medicine. Techniques on first aid. Survival in the hottest or coldest of climates. Survival Planning. Make polluted water potable. How to find water. Ways to trap and collection techniques of water. Covers navigation and compass use. Find direction using the sun and stars. Weapons and Tools. Recognizing signs of land when lost at sea. Building life-saving shelters. Traps and snares. How to prepare wild game to be cooked also preserving food. All types of fire making. Water Crossings. Find direction using the sun and stars. Physical and mental fitness. Disaster preparedness. Again this is just some of the survival information is this book!

This handbook offers the techniques and tactics that make Army Rangers the best soldiers in the world. These highly-trained, easily-deployable, and widely-skilled infantrymen specialize in airborne assault, raids, recovery of personnel and equipment, and airfield seizure, among other difficult and dangerous missions. Drawing from over two centuries of bloody lessons learned in special operations combat, this guide gives modern soldiers the best advice possible. In straightforward language and a no-frills style, it covers deception, stealth, communications, escape and evasion, ambush operations, perimeter defense, counterintelligence, and much more. Handy and concise, this manual was designed so Rangers could easily carry it into the field. Now it is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to know how Rangers think and work.

Initiated in 1950, this 2007 edition is the latest in a classic series of books of the same title. Journalist-historian S. L. A. Marshall wrote the first at the behest of Gen. George C. Marshall, who formed the great citizen army of World War II. The general believed officers of all services needed to base their professional commitment on a common moral-ethical grounding, which S. L. A. Marshall set out to explain. Ever since, these books have provided a foundation of thought, conduct, standards, and duty for American commissioned officers.Available now to the general public, this new edition takes the series’ inspirational premise into the new century. It educates officers of all services, as well as civilians, about the fundamental moral-ethical requirements of being a commissioned officer in the armed forces of the United States. Understanding the common foundation of commissioned leadership and command of U.S. military forces is essential for achieving excellence in the joint operations of today’s combat environment. This philosophy unites the officers of the uniformed services in the common calling of supporting, defending, and upholding the Constitution in service to their country.

In Unconventional Warfare operations it may be impossible or unwise to use conventional military munitions as tools in the conduct of certain missions. It may be necessary instead to fabricate the required munitions from locally available or unassuming materials. The purpose of this manual is to increase the potential of Special Forces and guerrilla troops by describing in detail the manufacture of munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials. Table of Explosives and propellants (including igniters); Mines and Grenades; Small Arms Weapons and Ammunition; Mortars and Rockets; Incendiary Devices; Fuses, Detonators & Delay Mechanisms; Miscellaneous. The manual has many pictures and is written to make understanding easy.

U.S. Army Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook2001, is a comprehensive medical reference resource designed for Special Operations Forces (SOF) medics. This “single-source” reference provides many revolutionary approaches to accessing medical information, such as a treatment hierarchy based on available medical resources and mission circumstances commonly facing the SOF Medic. The Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook is an innovative achievement in military medical knowledge, with contributions by over 80 medical specialists organized into a problem-oriented template for reference to diagnoses and treatments.Take a look at the sample for this book and for details about downloading 500 free US military manuals as a thank you for taking the time to look at our book.Few in the civilian (or even military) medical profession ever are challenged with the conditions in which SOF medics practice medicine daily. The SOF medic still has the ultimate medical mission. Despite the proliferation of medical information, no single reference source has emerged addressing the varied and complicated needs of the SOF medic. As a result, conflicting information and even misinformation have created confusion over the most basic medicalquestions, possibly endangering the lives of those we are committed to helping. The SOF medical community had to remedy this dangerous situation by creating a new SOF Medical Handbook, one that provides guidance to medics in our special environment, answering the hard diagnostic and treatment questions as best as possible. These answers are based on the best possible knowledge and tailored to the austere mission — in plain, straightforward language, without excuses, conditions or academic musings.

Learn how to train your dog exactly as the U.S. military trains its canine soldiers. This manual is the Department of Defense’s principle source of information on care, conditioning, and training of our nation’s Military Working Dogs – such as “Cairo,” the canine who served in the raid that killed Bin Laden. From basics, such as “HEEL” and “STAY” to negotiating obstacle courses, to tracking, searching, and even attacking . . . this manual shows readers how our military trains their dogs to be the best trained canines in the world. Contents * Veterinary Training Priorities * Principles of Conditioning and Behavior Modification * Patrol Dog Training * Clear Signals Training Method * Deferred Final Response * Detector Dog Training Validation * The Military Working Dog (WMD Program) * Facilities and Equipment * And more…

Has The CIA ever investigated Out-of-Body experience? Absolutely. The most scientifically oriented systems of producing out-of-body experience has been the Gateway Program of the Monroe Institute of Applied Sciences. Written in 1983, by the Department of Defense for the CIA, this is an assessment of the Gateway Brain Synchronization process employed by the Monroe Institute. It was declassified and approved for release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in 2003. If you are a seeker of information about consciousness, you may find in this document some startling revelations. Concepts covered Out of Body Travel, Consciousness, Hypnosis, Biofeedback, Meditation, Entrainment, Holograms, quantum mechanics, faster-than-light, big bang, Realization, Hemi-Sync, Healing, Time Travel. “Fundamentally, the Gateway Experience is a training system designed to bring enhanced strength, focus and coherence to the amplitude and frequency of brainwave output between the left and right hemispheres so as to alter consciousness, moving it outside the physical sphere so as to ultimately escape even the restrictions of time and space.” “…the body is turned into a coherent oscillator.” “…the human mind is soon resonating at ever higher vibrational levels. The mind can then bring itself into synchronization with more sophisticated and rarified energy levels in the universe.” “…since consciousness is the source of all reality, our thoughts have the power to influence the development of reality in time-space as it applies to us if those thoughts can be projected with adequate intensity.” - - - - - - - - - - A Table of Contents has been added for the reader’s convenience. This illustrated eBook edition of the 1983 original has been carefully edited for errors and is as true to the original as possible. [EDB Pubs] Publisher’s While it is true that some old books can be found for free on the internet, the quality of most ‘free’ material is not acceptable. Here is an example of the work to be done in order to produce a readable version for the Kindle Text found The jjrinling }>ress came to Pennsylvania almost as early as the first settlers. An almanac was published in Philadelj)hia in 1OS5. In 17 19 Andrew Bradford started the first newspai)er in the colony. Ten years later Benjamin Franklin began the i)ublication of a better paper, The Pennsylvania Gazette. The same text after The printing press came to Pennsylvania almost as early as the first settlers. An almanac was published in Philadelphia in 1685. In 1719 Andrew Bradford started the first newspaper in the colony. Ten years later Benjamin Franklin began the publication of a better paper, The Pennsylvania Gazette.

This respected book is used by all Marines. Chapters include Marine Corps history, Code of Conduct, close order drill, first aid, rifle marksmanship, land navigation and much more. Includes excellent photographs and illustrations.

When you have casualties on the battlefield, you must determine the sequence inwhich the casualties are to be treated and how to treat their injuries. This bookdiscusses the procedures for performing tactical combat casualty care; treating injuries to the extremities, chest, abdominal, and head; and controlling shock. Lesson 1, Tactical Combat Casualty Care.Lesson 2, Controlling Bleeding From an Extremity.Lesson 3, Treating Chest Injuries.Lesson 4, Treating Abdominal Injuries.Lesson 5, Treating Head Injuries.Lesson 6, Treating Burns.Lesson 7, Treating Hypovolemic Shock.Lesson 8, Treating Soft Tissue Injuries

The official Army special forces first-aid and medical emergency treatment of head injuries, burns, anaphylactic shock, and much more.Rangers value honor and reputation more than their lives, and as such will attempt to lay down their own lives in defense of their comrades. The Ranger Medic will do no less. Historically in warfare, the majority of all combat deaths have occurred prior to a casualty ever receiving advanced trauma management. Ranger leaders can significantly reduce the number of Rangers who die of wounds sustained in combat by simply targeting optimal medical capability in close proximity to the point of wounding. Directing casualty response management and evacuation is a Ranger leader task; ensuring technical medical competence is a Ranger Medic task. This official manual Airway managementMenorrhage managementThoracic traumaGypovolemic shockHead InurySeisure managementOrthopedic traumaHypothermiaMalariaDiarrheaFungal skin infectionAnd much more!Written for US Army Rangers, but of use to Navy SEALs and all other special operation forces, this handbook lays a solid foundation for leaders and medics to be successful in managing casualties in a combat environment. The true success of the Ranger Medical Team will be defined by its ability to complete the mission and greatly reduce preventable combat death.

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Written for U.S. Army Special Forces to be used in the field. Chapters on incendiary systems tools and techniques, initiators, fusecord, improvised string fuse and others. Chapters on incendiary materials napalm improvised paraffin sawdust, fire bottles and much more.

Fundamentals of resistance and guerrilla warfare. Organization for the special forces effort, control of operations, theater support, logistics, intelligence, infiltration and much more.

Chapters include introduction and principles of boobytraps, basic doctrine, planning and installation, equipment firing devices, demolition materials including small missile construction techniques, miscellaneous boobytraps from improvised materials. Also chapter on detecting and removing boobytraps, clearing and disarming methods. Heavily illustrated.

United States Army Infantry field manual for battle drills and operations at platoon level and below.

Widely known as the "Pentagon Papers", this 1967 study commissioned by Robert McNamara revealed that the United States government had been misrepresenting the facts of the Vietnam War's chances of success. Department of Defence employee Daniel Ellsberg leaked most of the papers to the New York Times who published an excerpt, were banned by the Nixon administration, and resumed publishing excerpts two weeks later after the Supreme Court ruled the presidency did not have the right to forbid its publication by the media.

Compiled from the most relevant and important survival information offered by current U.S. Army personnel, and proved by past experience, this handy and concise guide will equip readers to survive in life-threatening conditions. Topics include evasion, navigation, radio communications and signaling, recovery, plant medicine, personal protection, and water and food procurement and preservation. This book covers a surprising array of essential information in straightforward, no-nonsense terms. Included are instructions for survival in nuclear, biological, and chemical conditions, tips for traveling in ice and snow, and rules for avoiding illness or harm in adverse conditions. This handbook is a must-have for military buffs and an indispensable survival guide for anyone venturing into the wilderness.

Chapters on demolition materials and accessories firing systems electrical and non-electrical. Calculation and placement of charges, timber cutting, steel cutting, breaching charges, cratering and ditching, safe handling and storage procedures. Well illustrated.

The Pentagon Papers were a secret history of the Vietnam War prepared from classified sources. When they were leaked to the press in 1971, the government sued in an attempt to prevent them from being published. The Papers revealed that the Johnson Administration had lied to Americans at key points in the Vietnam War, and that even the Pentagon thought the war was unwinnable. This is the complete text of the 3,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers.

Learn how to fight as a sniper and to defend yourself against the enemy sniper - Find out the sniper & counter sniper tactics formulated and used by the U.S. Army. Let professionals teach you how to choose suitable countersniping equipment, select sniper position, observation techniques and how to plan a mission. This e-book will help you improve your riffle marksmanship and field techniques, how to notice typical countersniper situations and react in a split second. Sniper Equipment Marksmanship Field Techniques Mission Preparation Operations Communications Tracking/Countertracking Sniper Sustainment Training Sniper Weapons of the World M21 Sniper Weapon System Counter Sniper Ammunition Rifles Sights Noise and Muzzle Flash General Notes Trajectory of 222 Cartridge Description of Epoxy Impregnation of Stock Firing Positions Typical Countersniper Situations Suitable Countersniping Equipment

This is the finest book written on "real world" mountaineering (not just for sport). In current use with Navy Seals, Army Rangers and Special Forces, Marines, and sport climbers. Covers basic techniques, movement of individuals and units, and evacuation. Operations on glaciers and snow covered mountains, fixed alpine paths, also master training program. Climbers who do not read this book are already on the edge of falling.

Historically in warfare, the majority of all combat deaths have occurred prior to a casualty ever receiving advanced trauma management. The execution of the Ranger mission profile in the Global War on Terrorism and our legacy tasks undoubtedly will increase the number of lethal wounds. Ranger leaders can significantly reduce the number of Rangers who die of wounds sustained in combat by simply targeting optimal medical capability in close proximity to the point of wounding. Directing casualty response management and evacuation is a Ranger leader task; ensuring technical medical competence is a Ranger Medic task. A solid foundation has been built for Ranger leaders and medics to be successful in managing casualties in a combat environment. The true success of the Ranger Medical Team will be defined by its ability to complete the mission and greatly reduce preventable combat death. Rangers value honor and reputation more than their lives, and as such will attempt to lay down their own lives in defense of their comrades. The Ranger Medic will do no less.

The Armed Forces Officer Department of Defense Department of the Army Upon being commissioned in the Armed Services of the United States, a man incurs a lasting obligation to cherish and protect his country and to develop within himself that capacity and reserve strength which will enable him to serve its arms and the welfare of his fellow Americans with increasing wisdom, diligence, and patriotic conviction. This is the meaning of his commission. It is not modified by any reason of assignment while in the service, nor is the obligation lessened on the day an officer puts the uniform aside and returns to civil life. Having been specially chosen by the United States to sustain the dignity and integrity of its sovereign power, an officer is expected so to maintain himself, and so to exert his influence for so long as he may live, that he will be recognized as a worthy symbol of all that is best in the national character. In this sense the trust imposed in the highest military commander in the land is not more than what is encharged the newest ensign or second lieutenant. Nor is it less. It is the fact of commission which gives special distinction to the man and in turn requires that the measure of his devotion to the service of his country be distinctive, as compared with the charge laid upon the average citizen.

This is the latest edition of a U.S. Army field manual (FM 23-10) covering sniper training. The introduction "The sniper has special abilities, training and equipment. His job is to deliver discriminatory highly accurate rifle fire against enemy targets, which cannot be engaged successfully by the rifleman because of range, size, location, fleeting nature, or visibility. Sniping requires the development of basic infantry skills to a high degree of perfection. A sniper's training incorporates a wide variety of subjects designed to increase his value as a force multiplier and to ensure his survival on the battlefield. The art of sniping requires learning and repetitiously practicing these skills until mastered. A sniper must be highly trained in long-range rifle marksmanship and field craft skills to ensure maximum effective engagements with minimum risk. The primary mission of a sniper in combat is to support combat operations by delivering precise long-range fire on selected targets. By this, the sniper creates casualties among enemy troops, slows enemy movement, frightens enemy soldiers, lowers morale, and adds confusion to their operations. The secondary mission of the sniper is collecting and reporting battlefield information. A well-trained sniper, combined with the inherent accuracy of his rifle and ammunition, is a versatile supporting arm available to an infantry commander. The importance of the sniper cannot be measured simply by the number of casualties he inflicts upon the enemy. Realization of the sniper's presence instills fear in enemy troop elements and influences their decisions and actions. A sniper enhances a unit's firepower and augments the varied means for destruction and harassment of the enemy. Whether a sniper is organic or attached, he will provide that unit with extra supporting fire." Contents * Equipment (M24 sniper weapon system)* Marksmanship* Field Techniques* Mission Preparation* Operations* Communications* Tracking / Countertracking

The latest general introduction with to maps, security, topographic map symbols, grids, the use of overlays, aerial photographs, land navigation, use of compass, orienteering and much more. This is the finest book available on the subject, and is used by the Armed Forces. Very well illustrated, you are lost without it.

The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, including unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. Evocative narrative is based on firsthand accounts of survival, tragedy, and heroism drawn from hundreds of interviews, with 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.

This excellent book covers rigging and application of fiber rope, wire rope and chains used in various combinations to raise and move heavy loads. Chapters on knots, splices and attachment. Hoisting chains and hooks, slings and much more. Very well illustrated. Don't use ropes without it!

This book was written to address the need for a comprehensive history of the Balkan wars provoked by the collapse of the Yugoslav Federation in 1991. These wars, and the instability that they have provoked, became preoccupations for international security management through the 1990s. After an initial phase of distancing and hesitation, Balkan conflict drew the United States and its most important European allies into an open-ended commitment to peace enforcement, conflict management, and peace-building in the region, importantly supported by the U.S. Army. These efforts are still underway, and significant tensions and potential flashpoints remain in place within former Yugoslavia and the entire Southeastern European area. The lessons learned from the new Balkan wars, and the successes and failures of U.S. and international engagement, provide a significant foundation for future efforts to manage intractable regional conflict.Dr. Nation's work has been supported by a research grant provided by the U.S. Army War College, and is published under the auspices of the Strategic Studies Institute. The Army War College's primary mission is to prepare new generations of strategic leaders to assume positions of responsibility within the U.S. armed forces and civilian arms of the national security system. That mission includes a serious confrontation with the most pressing security issues of our time, to include the nature of contemporary armed conflict and the changing nature of war itself. The Balkan conflict of the 1990s, as a case study in state failure and medium intensity warfare, international conflict management and intervention, and U.S. military engagement, provides an excellent framework for asking basic questions about the dynamic of international security at the dawn of a new millennium. War in the Balkans, 1991-2002 is intended to provide a foundation for addressing such questions by surveying events in both contemporary and larger historical perspectives and posing preliminary conclusions concerning their larger meaning.There will, regretfully, be other situations comparable in broad outline to the violent decline and fall of socialist Yugoslavia. The policies of the international community in the Yugoslav imbroglio have been criticized widely as ineffective. However, in the end, after years of futility, the conflict could be contained only by a significant international military intervention spearheaded by the United States, and a long-term, multilateral commitment to post-conflict peace-building. Few would wish to pose the outcome as a model to be emulated, but it should be a case from which we can learn.Chapter 1 - The Balkan Region in World Politics * Chapter 2 - The Balkans in the Short 20th Century * Chapter 3 - The State of War: Slovenia and Croatia, 1991-92 * Chapter 4 - The Land of Hate: Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1992-95 * Chapter 5 - War and Revenge in Kosovo, 1998-99 * Chapter 6 - Greece, Turkey, Cyprus * Chapter 7 - The Balkans between War and Peace