Download or read book Alaska Ranger Training written by LT. COL. DAVID K. SWENDIMAN and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deadliest Sea written by Kalee Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after 2:00 a.m. on Easter morning 2008, the fishing trawler Alaska Ranger began taking on water in the middle of the frigid Bering Sea. While the first mate broadcast Mayday calls to a remote Coast Guard station more than eight hundred miles away, the men on the ship’s icy deck scrambled to inflate life rafts and activate beacon lights. By 4:30 a.m., most of the forty-seven crew members were in the water. Many knew that if they weren’t rescued soon, they would drown or freeze to death. Two Coast Guard helicopter rescue teams were woken up in the middle of the night to save the crew of the Alaska Ranger. Many of the men thought the mission would be routine. They were wrong. The helicopter teams battled snow squalls, enormous swells, and gale-force winds as they tried to fulfill one guiding principle: save as many as possible. Deadliest Sea is a daring and mesmerizing adventure tale that chronicles the power of nature against man. Veteran journalist Kalee Thompson recounts the harrowing stories of both the rescuers and the rescued while paying tribute to the courage, tenacity, and skill of the dedicated people who risk their lives for the lives of others.
Download or read book Alaska Ranger Trilogy written by David Lakota and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alaska Ranger Trilogy is a collection of epic wilderness adventure stories from nearly thirty years of exploration and discovery of America's Last Frontier. This is my life story, from birth, hell and chaos in the Twin Cities at the height of the Vietnam War to joining the Marine Corps Infantry at the height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union in the mid-80's. I deserted the Marines when Bush Sr. sent my unit to illegally invade Lybia in 1987. I vowed to lead a revolution against tyranny in 1991 and assembled an Army of 1500 Black Irish Mercenaries to take out Bush n all members of government.Shortly thereafter I experienced the proof I had asked for years earlier when I proclaimed, "There is no God." yet knowing if there was, he was going to understand why I was going cold-turkey with religion. I either wanted to fully believe or not believe at all. And I saw no evidence of a kind Creator. I saw only war and chaos w brief glimpses of beauty and mystery that were quickly snuffed-out by those who do harm.While preparing to storm Washington, D.C. and take out all members of government, an angel came to me n said in a soft yet very ancient, wise tone, "Bush is not your enemy... you must go within to find your enemy.""Yeah, right." I thought. "Cliche."Yet, there was no doubt in my mind that it was the spirit world talking to me. And that was the first of hundreds of encounters I had with angels and guides and spiritual beings just "beyond the veil". I didn't believe in any of it or anything. I was a hard-core scientific and scrutinizing mind. I had to have proof for everything. Well, I it was given to me.In 1993, I met Snowleopard the Apache Medicine Man. That encounter n the work n training we did together changed my life forever. Everyday, twenty years later, I am still doin what he showed me.This is December of 2012, the month time is prophesied to end. I feel like it's just the beginning.I rather create new stories than tell old ones, but there is something important about sharing this collection that is beyond my comprehension. Life itself has inspired me and encouraged me and provided for me first the epic wild adventures and now the writing and sharing of it with you.One day, after decades of dedicated service as a Ranger and a so-called Healer and martial arts instructor and guide and all that, Mother Nature said to me, "You are done. It's time to sail away."I thought she meant to die, like sailing off into the West in the Lord of the Rings. That's what I felt like doing. I was so exhausted trying to help people who really did not want to be helped.Instead of dying, though, the benevolent Life Force, known by many names, granted me a sleek, wooden sailing ship. It was exactly what I had asked for and envisioned for years.I was in disbelief and thought it was too good to be true. I kept seeing a shipwreck in my mind's eye every time I tried to imagine the journey.I sailed a ship solo to my favorite destination on Earth and fulfilled my wildest dream... living wild and free. Discovering Hawaii was unexpected and I found myself following the whales back and forth to Alaska for a decade.There is a wealth of wisdom and danger and humor and tragedy mixed these three books within a book. Some of the stories were written as they were happening and are presented here unchanged from the original adventure journal notes.Other stories are from memory. I even experimented with speaking in the 2nd person which is not the same, but a different perspective. This Trilogy is a work in progress with many more chapters to include as opportunity and enthusiasm provide for.Enjoy the vicarious adventure. In some cases you will be glad that you are only reading the story and not living it. In other cases, this Trilogy was written to inspire you to experience for yourself some of the wild, beautiful and often outrageous encounters with Alaska's great wilderness... beauty and vastness beyond comprehension.
Download or read book Top Secret Missions written by John E. Malone and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military history of the elite 400th US Army Security Agency Special Operations Detachment Airborne assigned to support the 1st Special Forces Group (Abn) on Okinawa is chronicled in this book.
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Download or read book Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps written by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty written by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Philosophy of Muddy Boots Leadership written by Alan Preizer and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Philosophy of Muddy Boots Leadership presents a Bible-based leadership philosophy. These thoughts (some original, most not) are not rocket science. They are basic common sense and as applicable to everyday life as they are to the battlefield, classroom, or boardroom. Most are drawn from those who have influenced the author the most--pastors, military leaders, and football coaches. In this uncertain and dynamic environment, there are a few constants. In this book, you will find a clear and concise set of principles and fundamentals that will assist leaders in maintaining mission focus and focusing on the team. Why will it help? Today, there is no shortage of leadership books, consultants, and experts. We hear terms like servant, authentic, transformational, adaptive, etc. These concepts are valid and important, but they are focused on the conceptual, not on the actionable. A Philosophy of Muddy Boots Leadership provides a set of biblically-based, actionable principles for leaders. The goal of the book is to provide overwhelmed, understaffed leaders or mid-level managers a set of techniques and processes that in times of stress and uncertainty will act as a blueprint for success. This is not a checklist but a thought-provoking set of guiding biblical principles that can be used every day.
Download or read book Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die. "It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." —Entertainment Weekly McCandess had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Not long after, he was dead. Into the Wild is the mesmerizing, heartbreaking tale of an enigmatic young man who goes missing in the wild and whose story captured the world’s attention. Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled McCandless. When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity, and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding—and not an ounce of sentimentality. Into the Wild is a tour de force. The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page.
Download or read book Ranger Training and Ranger Operations written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Packraft Handbook written by Luc Mehl and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ― Anchorage Daily News 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate. Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.
Download or read book Training Manual for Alaska State Troopers Recruits written by Alaska. Division of State Troopers and published by . This book was released on 197? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When it Mattered Most written by Samuel Ward Casscells (III) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2009 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists military medical personnel who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Includes a biography, portrait and family photos for each soldier listed.
Download or read book To Be a U S Army Ranger written by Russ Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
