Demonstration of survival techniques in tropical rain forests in the Philippines. An airman demonstrates techniques to negotiate in river jams: The airman uses a hollow stem as a breathing tool in the river. He uses leaves and vegetation as a camouflage device while crossing the river. The airman can negotiate with large jams and waterfalls using quick release pack, handrails or other safety devices.
Demonstration of survival techniques in tropical rain forests in the Philippines. Techniques to deal with wild animals: an armadillo , Point of view or POV shot jungle from moving boat, jungle animals like hippopotamus and water buffaloes. Mammals like the tapir, capybara, and otters. Manatees under water. Aerial view of running water buffalo. A crocodile entering the water. A large water snake near shore. Two preserved water snakes are displayed. An electric eel under water. A school of piranha. A man holds a preserved spiny catfish. A fresh water stringray under water. Insect nests found around marshy and swampy areas. Leeches on an arm. A lit match is touched to a leech to remove it. A giant water bug is displayed. An ant nest. Smoke from an ant nest lit on fire as a smoke signal.
Demonstration of survival techniques in tropical rain forests in the Philippines. Safety and protection from poisonous plants and evacuating techniques: Beware of poisonous plants, spiny shrubs and wild grass. Plants and fruits that are edible. An airman moves in a tropical rain forest using a probe stick. An airman on a raft sends a signal in the air. He fires a distress flare. A rescue helicopter in flight evacuates the airman from the forest.
Demonstration of survival techniques in tropical rain forests in the Philippines. United States Air Force Captain Jim Holt demonstrates evacuation techniques : Jim sits on a sleeping platform. He sees a rescue helicopter in flight over the forest. He quickly arranges wood and lights a fire to give a smoke indication. He waves at rescue personnel.
A film about aerospace medical evacuation of wounded American soldiers during the Vietnam War. A United State Air Force Military Airlift Command C-141 aircraft lands at an airport in Philippines to pick up wounded American soldiers and ferry them back home. View of medical air evacuation equipment tied down in the aircraft's cargo hold. Trailers pull up near the aircraft. Men unload cargo from the aircraft and put it onto the trailer. Trailers pull away from the airport. Airmen prepare the interior of the aircraft for medical air evacuation.. Seats being put up. Poles being erected. Oxygen masks and other medical equipment being set up aboard the airplane.
View of the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, in the United States, during the Vietnam War. Names of the war heroes in the hall. Nameplates of the war heroes of each historical conflict on the wall. Names of the soldiers and officers who served the best in the wars. Names under the nameplates reading: 'Interim Period (1866-1870)', 'Korean Campaign (1871)', 'Interim Period (1871-1898)'. Other nameplates read: 'War with Spain (1898)', 'Philippine insurrection (1899-1913)', 'China Relief Expedition-Boxer Rebellion (1900)'. Several other conflicts mentioned in the hall. Other nameplates read: 'World War I (1917-1918)', 'Haitian Campaign (1919-1920), 'Second Nicaraguan Campaign (1925)', 'Word War II (1941-1945) and 'Vietnam (1964-Present).