special forces (military science)

Presents techniques and equipment used by elite soldiers for surviving in the wilderness.

Explores a career in the Green Berets in the US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) describing some missions, how they train, and their role in the armed forces.

Explores a career in the Air Force Combat Controllers, discussing training, equipment and more.

The epic story of one of America's greatest soldiers, Ranger Hall of Fame member Gary O'Neal, who served his country for forty years. From his first tour in Vietnam at seventeen to fighting in both Gulf wars, O'Neal was nothing less than a super soldier.

In this book, you'll take a look at some of the techniques the best soldiers in the world practice, including: how to take care of ropes. the most useful knots to use in a survival situation. how to make your own ropes from animal tendons or plants. how to use your rope effectively. how to lash together a raft made of saplings or logs.

Elite forces are often assigned to secret missions behind enemy lines, which means they have to spend time in the wilderness. They need to be prepared to live off the land for long periods of time to keep from being detected. An important part of elite soldiers' training is how to live in remote areas and how to get food from the plants and animals around them.

This book will show you how to treat some of the most common injuries and illnesses that you're likely to get in the wilderness. Whether its a small problem like a blister or a major health concern like a heart attack, its important to know how to deal with any injury or medical problem.

"A military research station buried in the remote Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California broadcasts a frantic distress call that ends with a chilling order: 'There's been a breach. Failsafe initiated. No matter the outcome: Kill us...kill us all'...When park ranger Jenna Beck arrives with her search-and-rescue dog, Nikko, to investigate, she discovers that all of the scientists in the lab are dead and every living thing for fifty square miles is annihilated: animals, plants, insects, even bacteria. The land is completely sterile -- and the blight is spreading...Only one team on earth has the scientific knowledge and military precision to handle this mission: Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma. As Pierce and his team race to decipher millennia-old secrets, they face their greatest challenge yet: stopping the sixth extinction -- the end of humankind."--back cover.

Describes the dangerous job of being a special forces operator.