search and rescue operations

On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings ?MJ? Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she fought the enemy and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she would face a new battle: to give women who serve on the front lines the credit they deserve...

Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero. After being shot in the head during a dangerous high mountain operation in the rugged Watapur Valley in Afghanistan, Jimmy returns to battle with his teammates for a heroic rescue, the bullet fragments stitched over and still in his skull. In a cross between a suicide rescue mission and an against-all-odds mountain battle, his team of PJs risk their lives again in an epic firefight. When his helicopter is hit and begins leaking fuel, Jimmy finds himself in the worst possible position as a rescue specialist?forced to leave members from his own team behind. Jimmy will have to risk everything to get back into the battle and bring back his brothers.

Details the efforts of a crashed B-17 to survive in Greenland during the winter of 1942 and 1943. Also chronicles the author's expedition to the region in 2012 to help recover the remains of the crewmen who did not survive.

On November 5, 1942, a U.S. cargo plane slammed into the Greenland ice cap. Days later, a B-17 on the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a storm and also crashed. All nine men aboard survived. The U.S. military launched a second daring rescue mission, but that plane flew into a severe storm and vanished. Frozen in Time is a spellbinding account of these harrowing crashes and the fate of the survivors and their would-be saviors. It also tells the story of a modern-day expedition to Greenland to find the missing rescue plane and the three heroes it carried. A tribute to the perilous and often overlooked work of the U.S. Coast Guard, Frozen in Time is a breathtaking blend of mystery, adventure, heroism, and survival.

"Explores the pararescue jumpers's history, key missions, role in the US military, major accomplishments, required training, weapons, gear, technology, and [more]."--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty, the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic movie Mutiny on the Bounty, which sank during Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard. The tall ship was also used in two Pirates of the Caribbean movies.