Philadelphia: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Department of the NAVY, 1972. — 804 p.
The Navy Aerospace Physiology Program traces its ongs to World War II, when physiologists entering the naval service were use das instructors in Altitude Training Units. The activities of Navy physiologists began to Lake the form of a program in 1948, when the establishment of the Medical Service Corps prese nted a more orderly career pattern. Today the Navy Aerospace Physiology Program is a formal entity, with a s pecific training missio11 and with varied ass ignments for personnel. This manual documents the Aerospace Physiology Program as it exists today and clcsnihes in detail the physiological stresses of the aerospace environment. The utilization of Lhis manual will aid in the standardization of activities in Aerospace Physiology Training Units and will provide for co ntinuing improvement in the quality of training. In this manner, the Aerospace Physiology Program will make an increasing contribution to naval aviation by ensuring that Hight personnel are well-qualified to deal with the physiologicals tresses imposed by modern aviation.