Washoe County Library System

This practice exam will prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the Army's official Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT). Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.

Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations, to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, The Red Circle provides a rare and personal look at the inner workings of the US military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist. Yet it is Webb's distinguished second career designing new post-9/11 sniper training courses that...

"This is the true story of two decorated combat veterans linked by tragedy, who come home from the Middle East and find a new way to save their comrades and heal their country. In Charlie Mike, Joe Klein tells the dramatic story of Eric Greitens and Jake Wood, larger-than-life war heroes who come home and use their military discipline and values to help others. This is a story that hasn't been told before, one of the most hopeful to emerge from Iraq...

The first B-25's in training for a bombing mission over Japan, under General Jimmy Doolittle's command.

This practice will help prepare you for the content and format of the Aviation and Nautical Information Test (ANIT), a subtest of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). Includes helpful answer explanations and instant scoring.

This second practice exam will prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests that comprise the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) portion of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). The ASTB-E is the primary test used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the selection of officer aviation program applicants. It includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.

"Human rights lawyer Shannon Sedgwick Davis runs the Bridgeway Foundation, whose stated mission is to end mass atrocities around the world. When she spoke to survivors of warlord Joseph Kony's brutal attacks across Central Africa, she knew she would fight to ensure every mother there had the right that she had, to sing their children to sleep at night and trust that they will be safe til morning. When nations had failed to shield families in danger,...

A simple overview of the training that astronauts go through for missions on the space shuttle.