Survival school at Stead Air Force Base in Reno, NV, for airmen if captured; sweatbox, coffin, interrogation

Survival school at Stead Air Force Base in Reno, NV, for airmen if captured; sweatbox, coffin, interrogation

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Social Studies, History, Journalism

9th - 10th Grade

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The video discusses the controversial training at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada, where U.S. airmen learn survival and evasion techniques. The Desert Survival School near Reno is inspected, showcasing methods like confinement in a hole and a sweat box. The training, influenced by Korean prison camps, is defended as essential for modern combat. Despite allegations of torture, the commandant insists no students are degraded. The video also highlights interrogation techniques and notes that 29,000 have attended since 1950, with only 5% participating in the prisoner treatment phase.

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