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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Oden, 434th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape noncommissioned officer in charge, eats a grasshopper during a non-combat training offered during the September UTA, Sept. 8, 2024, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Oden told the group that insects are the perfect survival food, because they contain a 1:1 water to sustenance ratio, which is important if you are dehydrated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Mylcraine, 434th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, creates sparks using a knife and flint fire starter during a non-combat training offered during the September UTA, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Sept. 8, 2024. Mylcraine told the group that there are three things needed to create a fire: oxygen, heat and fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Oden, 434th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape noncommissioned officer in charge, demonstrates how to tie a tourniquet on oneself using a piece of wood and cloth during a non-combat training offered during the September UTA, Sept. 8, 2024, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. During the training, the group was told to practice using a tourniquet monthly so they can be prepared in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Mylcraine, 434th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, talks about different types of shelters to use in different weather conditions during a non-combat training offered during the September UTA, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Sept. 8, 2024. When looking for a place to set up a shelter, Mylcraine said to look for terrain that is flat, dry, and 90 degrees to the wind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Mylcraine, 434th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, demonstrates how to cut pieces of wood to be used for fuel for a fire during a non-combat training offered during the September UTA, Sept. 8, 2024, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. There are three different sizes of wood you need when preparing a fire and they are referred to as pencil, thumb and fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Oden, 434th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape noncommissioned officer in charge, demonstrates how different materials burn during a non-combat training offered during the September UTA, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Sept. 8, 2024. Oden gave the group a couple of examples of materials that make good fire starters, with petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls and tree sap being a couple of them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)

434th OSS holds non-combat survival training

Published Sept. 12, 2024

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