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Arctic Polar Indoctrination school trains airmen for survival
A unique Arctic survival program trains U S Air Force personnel and Eskimo faculty to endure 60 below zero conditions. Sixty students per session learn shelter building, ice navigation, and ice fishing on the Bering Sea and Alaskan tundra as crews are prepared for crash scenarios. Experience from Admiral Byrd era Antarctic work informs gear and techniques.
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Arctic
U. S. Air Force
Bering Sea
Alaska
U. S. Navy
Admiral Byrd
Antarctic