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Camouflage for Troops of the Line ~ Washington Government Printing Office; 28 pgs 1920: Under the head of camouflage may be included all precautions taken to render positions and moving objects of military importance less visible. These precautions are by no means limited to. work done by specially organized camouflage troops, but every command must think and operate independently to lessen its visibility and to render its movements or positions less easy to range. The subject naturally divides itself into two separate heads: First. Concealment. Second. Camouflage discipline. Neither is of value without the other.

Personal Camouflage and Concealment Learn the basics. See Also: Snow Camouflage (Includes "How to make a Ghillie Suit")

British Sniper Training - The Basic Cadre - concealment techniques

FM 21-76-1 MULTI-SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERY (3,064 KB) [JUNE 1999 ed. 106 pgs PDF]

The Ultimate Survivor The Army's Special Forces SERE course was designed by a Green Beret who relied on its four elements survival, evasion, resistance, and escape -- to return home from the Vietnam War in one of that war's most improbable survival stories.

FM 21-75 COMBAT SKILLS OF THE SOLDIER: CHAPTER 1 - Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage: APPENDIX F - Survival, Evasion, and Escape

SERE Survival Evasion Resistance Escape USAF Air Force Pretty neat 5 minute video on YouTube. Check out the "Related Videos" too. [Kind of a recruitment series, but what the heck...]

Fight to Survive Tough-minded advice for tough times: how to get by on (a lot) less. The ultimate guide to living off the land, keeping your priorities straight, and not losing hope. Courtesy of the U.S. Army Special Forces. After you've read about how to "Fight to Survive" in this issue of the magazine, read "The Ultimate Survivor", a Web-only companion profile of First Lieutenant James "Nick" Row.

Tales of the Black Art - Jungle Stalk - Steven J King [Fiction] As the drone of the chopper fades away I am suddenly overcome by an eerie, yet tranquil feeling of loneliness.  I sit in the shadows of the landing zone, frozen, waiting for any enemy follow up.  Now the only sound is of the Jungle fauna and insect life that will become my combat indicator for the days ahead.  I can feel the sharp incisions of the mosquitoes as they home in on my virgin flesh.  I will let them have their fill.

Combat Survival Training/Survival Evasion Resistance Escape A sort of photo Journal. Takes awhile to load all the photos. (pdf) [Link recovered 4/10/11 - now hosted on site!]

DAY TWO: Beale airmen go into the woods to learn how to evade enemies In a world where terrorism grows each year and with the United States fighting wars on two fronts, U-2 pilots are in high demand right now, according to the Air Force. Before new U-2 pilots can actually fly alone on missions, they must go through a long series of training programs. Part of that training is what to do if they have to eject from the U-2. (pdf) [Link recovered 4/10/11 - now hosted on site!]

Interrogation Techniques - Interrogation is the art of questioning and examining a source in order to obtain the maximum amount of useful information... The main factor in all interrogation situations is CONTROL. - bdsm online [Australia] (pdf) [Link recovered 4/10/11 - now hosted on site!]

Mother McGrory's Military © by Gerald L. Atkinson: Copyright 4 June 1995: Now comes our self-appointed Secretary of Defense, Mary McGrory, decrying the Air Force's Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) program.  Her idiotic bleating is almost too much to bear.  As one combat veteran of the Vietnam War who underwent such training, I can assure Ms. McGrory that most of us remain convinced that such 'sanctioned sadism' was extremely valuable in understanding and preparing for the kinds of torture, beating, isolation, and psychological manipulation that the North Vietnamese would employ to break our resolve as American fighting men.  Ms. McGrory should ask CAPT Jerry Coffee, CAPT Jim Bell, or her favorite, Senator John McCain, whether or not their SERE training provided important knowledge and testing in preparation for resisting, as much as humanly possible, the enemy's brutal methods.  These methods had been ascertained from POWs of the Korean War, who experienced the same kind of treatment to which we were subjected in preparation for combat in Vietnam.  The Vietnam experience contributed heavily to the knowledge and formulation of training techniques that are now incorporated into SERE training.  Experience regarding female POWs in the 100-day Gulf Storm conflict have also been incorporated in the SERE course. (pdf) [Link recovered 4/10/11 - now hosted on site!]

Code of Conduct, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape [PDF] HTML Cache

SERE SKILLS FOR EVERY SOLDIER  (pdf) [Link recovered 4/10/11 - now hosted on site!]

SERE Workout Schedule

SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE AND ESCAPE ~ STUDENT HANDBOOK D/E-2D-0039; MULTISERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES: This UNCLASSIFIED handbook is designed to provide SERE students with information to review during the basic SERE course and as an aid for retention. SERE graduates are encouraged to periodical review this information and continue your SERE education from the recommended reading list. Covers "Code of Conduct," "Geneva Convention," "Water & Food Procurement," "Personal Protection," "Recovery Ops," "Comms & Signalling," "Navigation," "Evasion," "Medical," "Induced Conditions," "Will to Survive," and "Personal Survival Kits and Recommended reading lists."

Doctrine for Joint Combat Search and Rescue ~ This publication incorporates joint and Service doctrine into a single-source publication and provides the guidance and procedures necessary to plan, coordinate, and conduct a timely and tailored joint combat search and rescue (CSAR) response across the range of military operations. This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It sets forth doctrine to govern the joint activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in joint operations as well as the doctrinal basis for US military involvement in multinational and interagency operations. It provides military guidance for the exercise of authority by combatant commanders and other joint force commanders and prescribes doctrine for joint operations and training. It provides military guidance for use by the Armed Forces in preparing their appropriate plans. It is not the intent of this publication to restrict the authority of the joint force commander (JFC) from organizing the force and executing the mission in a manner the JFC deems most appropriate to ensure unity of effort in the accomplishment of the overall mission.

Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Combat Search and Rescue ~ This publication provides joint tactics, techniques, and procedures for combat search and rescue throughout the range of military operations.

Map Reading and Land Navigation FM 21-26 The purpose of this field manual is to provide a standardized source document for Armywide reference on map reading and land navigation. It applies to every soldier in the Army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual contains both doctrine and training guidance on these subjects. Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendixes include a list of exportable training materials, a matrix of land navigation tasks, an introduction to orienteering, and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation.

Survival Field Manual 21-76 [5 June 1992 ed.] 646 pgs in 72.79mb PDF: As a soldier you can be sent to any area of the world. It may be in a temperate, tropical, arctic, or subarctic region. You expect to have all your personal equipment and your unit or other members of your unit with you wherever you go. There is, however, no guarantee it will be so. You could find yourself alone in a remote area-possibly enemy territory— with little or no personal gear. This manual provides information and describes basic techniques to enable you to survive and return alive should you find yourself in such a situation.

Evasion & Recovery JP3-50.3 This publication provides operational and organizational guidelines and establishes a framework for the planning and execution of joint conventional and unconventional evasion and recovery operations. It discusses evasion and recovery operations across the range of military operations.

Army Survival Manual FM-64-4 [15 JULY 1985 ed. AF REGULATION 64-4~ 580 pgs - A bit different than 21-76 and in some areas - more detailed] This regulation describes the various environmental conditions affecting human survival, and describes individual activities necessary to enable that survival. This regulation is for instructor and student use in formal and USAF survival and survival continuation training. This regulation also applies to US Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units and members.

Code of Conduct, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) [archived on SSRsi in case old link (above) goes down.] 

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