"Aircrew Survival Training" (by Milosz Reterski)

The Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) simulates high altitude flights at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program. The LPC is used to educate students on the effects of altitude and low oxygen on the human body and to reinforce required corrective actions necessary for survival.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:38:42 +0000

The Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) simulates high altitude flights at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program. The LPC is used to educate students on the effects of altitude and low oxygen on the human body and to reinforce required corrective actions necessary for survival.
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Corpsman Chief Jill Maners receives ready signals from students inside the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) prior to a simulated high altitude flight at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.

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Corpsman Chief Jill Maners receives ready signals from students inside the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) prior to a simulated high altitude flight at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.
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As oxygen levels deplete, students are challenged by simple tasks, such as a game of patty-cake, inside the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) during a simulated high altitude flight at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:40:52 +0000

As oxygen levels deplete, students are challenged by simple tasks, such as a game of patty-cake, inside the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) during a simulated high altitude flight at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.
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An instructor briefs students in the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) during a simulated high altitude flight at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.

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An instructor briefs students in the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) during a simulated high altitude flight at the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.
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Students react to the effects of low oxygen in the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) following a simulated high altitude flight during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:46:56 +0000

Students react to the effects of low oxygen in the Low Pressure Chamber (LPC) following a simulated high altitude flight during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.
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The Naval Aviation Survival Training Program, at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk, provides flight physiology and water survival skills for pilots and aircrew.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:47:53 +0000

The Naval Aviation Survival Training Program, at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk, provides flight physiology and water survival skills for pilots and aircrew.
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Students use the virtual reality parachute descent simulator during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:49:01 +0000

Students use the virtual reality parachute descent simulator during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.
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Instructor Corpsman 1st Class Richard Joyner discusses parachute landing techniques to a student using the virtual reality parachute descent simulator during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:50:07 +0000

Instructor Corpsman 1st Class Richard Joyner discusses parachute landing techniques to a student using the virtual reality parachute descent simulator during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.
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Instructor Corpsman 1st Class Jim Smith demonstrates safe and proper parachute landing techniques to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:50:47 +0000

Instructor Corpsman 1st Class Jim Smith demonstrates safe and proper parachute landing techniques to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.
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Water survival instructor Mike Hiltke explains the training pool to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:51:52 +0000

Water survival instructor Mike Hiltke explains the training pool to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.
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A water survival instructor demonstrates swimming strokes to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:52:30 +0000

A water survival instructor demonstrates swimming strokes to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.
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Water survival instructor Mike Hiltke briefs students on the Underwater Egress Trainer during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program. The unit is used to expose students to the stresses and disoriention of an aircraft crashed at sea.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:55:37 +0000

Water survival instructor Mike Hiltke briefs students on the Underwater Egress Trainer during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program. The unit is used to expose students to the stresses and disoriention of an aircraft crashed at sea.
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Students practice extended sea survival techniques in a pool during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:59:46 +0000

Students practice extended sea survival techniques in a pool during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk.
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Corpsman 1st Class Richard Joyner explains life raft boarding procedures to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:00:39 +0000

Corpsman 1st Class Richard Joyner explains life raft boarding procedures to students attending the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.
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A student swims toward a rescue harness being lowered into the pool during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program. The course, held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk, provides flight physiology and water survival skills for pilots and aircrew.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:01:39 +0000

A student swims toward a rescue harness being lowered into the pool during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program. The course, held at the Aviation Survival Training Center at Naval Station Norfolk, provides flight physiology and water survival skills for pilots and aircrew.
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Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Luis Rodriguez hoists a student from the pool onto a platform simulating a rescue helicopter during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:02:19 +0000

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Luis Rodriguez hoists a student from the pool onto a platform simulating a rescue helicopter during the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program.
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