Master Sgt. Bill Kellerman, 482nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment, instructs Maj. Julie Moore, 93rd Fighter Squadron Mako pilot, in the use of a gyrojet flare gun during Combat Survival Tra More
Maj. Matthew Fritz, 93rd Fighter Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base pilot, uses a floatation device during Water Survival Training, which took place in Key Largo, Sept. 11. The training was part of a 2-day ev More
Tech. Sgt. Robert Graham, 375th Operations Support Squadron S.E.R.E specialist portrays a rescue team leader while carefully walking to his view point for on coming aircrew during Combat Survival Training at th More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Rosebrough, 66th Rescue Squadron pilot, puts away his PRC-112 Survival Radio during Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Combat Survival Training on Area 2 located at Nellis Air Force More
Senior Airman Zachary Yoakam, 28th Operations Support Squadron Survival Evasion Rescue Escape specialist, gives a safety briefing to participants of combat survival training at the Sturgis Training Compound, St More
U.S. Air Force airmen walk into a wooded area for camouflage training during Combat Survival Training at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., June 21, 2012. The training is designed for aircrews and o More
Airmen from Joint Base Andrews prepare to hijack a vehicle during a training exercise at Davidsonville Communications Site, Md., Aug. 21, 2013. The exercise was designed to teach survival techniques in the even More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Sloan, Aircrew Flight Equipment technician from the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard shows Tech. Sgt. Eric Mercer how to input way points on a PRC-112 radio, Jan More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ray, 15th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) instructor, talks about the functions of a radio to aircrew members during a combat surviv More
Left to right, Capt. Andy Kohlbecker, Lt. Col. George Pierson, Master Sgt. Carl Heinert and Capt. Mike Jewel, members of the 108th Wing,l look over their radios as they head to their next point during the Comba More
Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing familiarize themselves with survival radios, navigational equipment and maps before going into the woods for training, Aug. 7, 2016, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The Airmen comp More
U.S. Air Force C-130 aircrew members from the 165th Airlift Wing conduct flare training at the Remagen Landing Zone, Fort Stewart, Ga. Nov. 5, 2016. The 165th AW Airmen conducted bi-annual combat survival train More
Aircrew members with the 1st Special Operations Wing participate in combat survival training at the Eglin Range, Fla., Dec. 7, 2017. Aircrew members are required to attend survival, evasion, resistance and esca More
Capt. John, 41st Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, examines his GPS during combat survival training (CST), Feb. 13, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. CST prepares Airmen to operate in various combat situ More
Capt. John, 71st Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II pilot, left, applies a tourniquet to Airman 1st Class Kevin Sherriffe, 23d Medical Operations Squadron aerospace technician, Feb. 14, 2018, at Moody Air F More
U.S. Air Force C-130 aircrew Airmen conduct combat survival training at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. March 2, 2019. The 165th Airlift Wing Airmen conducted the annual training which was a full day of r More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Henry Schantz, 525th Fighter Squadron commander, observes an evasion chart during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Combat Survival Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richa More
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned with the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., conduct land navigation familiarization during a combat survival training at Bellows Air Base, Hawaii, June 5, More
Jay 'Fat' Talbert,104th Fighter Wing pilot, sharpens his land navigation skills as part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training Aug. 16, 2019, at October Mountain, Massachusetts. The Water Survival More
A survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron prepares combat survival training students for cold weather scenarios at Eglin Range, Florida, Aug. 13, 202 More
A survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron prepares aircrew members during combat survival training at Eglin Range, Florida, Aug. 13, 2020. Com More
Maj. Paul Wells, 93rd Fighter Squadron Mako pilot, gets familiar with using a MK13 MOD 0 Signal Flare during Combat Survival Training at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Sept. 11. The training was part of a two-da More
Tech. Sgt. Framis Ramos and Staff Sgt. Eric Little, 482nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment, instruct 93rd Fighter Squadron pilots how to collect water, food, and build shelter from available More
Tech. Sgt. Robert Graham, 375th Operations Support Squadron S.E.R.E specialist verifies the identity of a downed aircrew member during Combat Survival Training at the Illinois Army National Guard's Sparta Trai More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jonathan Schramm, 66th Rescue Squadron aerial gunner journeyman, and Capt. Robert Rosebrough, 66th Rescue Squadron pilot, prepare their survival radio's during Survival Evasion R More
Senior Airman Brandon Dunphy, 28th Operations Support Squadron Survival Evasion Rescue Escape specialist, demonstrates steps taken following a crash landing behind enemy lines, at the Sturgis Training Compound More
Staff Sgt. Jesse McCarley holds Staff Sgt. Matthew Fistler hostage after a vehicle hijacking exercise at Davidsonville Communications Site, Md., Aug. 21, 2013. The daylong exercise was designed to teach surviva More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Sloan, Aircrew Flight Equipment technician from the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard shows Senior Airman Rainey Cannady how to navigate the menu a PRC-112 radio More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Garcia, 15th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) instructor, demonstrates survival tactics during a combat survival refresher course Oct More
Staff Sgt. Miguel Berrora, right, instructs Airmen on what they can do if they were to be stranded in an unknown location during the Combat Survival Continuation Training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N. More
Master Sgt. Erik Paglusch and Staff Sgt. Travis Shea, both loadmasters with the 512th Airlift Control Flight, discuss map coordinates during a refresher combat survival training course Aug. 7, 2016, Dover Air F More
A survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron instructs 1st Special Operations Wing aircrew members during combat survival training at the Eglin Range, F More
Capt. John Golden, 41st Rescue Squadron director of staff, left, runs to cover, Feb. 14, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen participated in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course to better prepar More
Staff Sgt. Cory Newby, left, 347th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) independent duty medical technician paramedic, yells at Airman 1st Class Elijah Bishop, 347th OSS intelligence analyst, during a Tactical Com More
U.S. Air Force aircrew members of the 165th Airlift Wing, Operations Squadron conduct Combat Survival Training at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. March 2, 2019. The full day of training requires members More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Todd, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron computer display maintenance technician, uses a lensatic compass during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Combat Survival Training cour More
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned with the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., works with a compass during a combat survival training at Bellows Air Base, Hawaii, June 5, 2019. The course i More
Colonel William 'Sling' Bladen,104th Fighter Wing vice commander, sharpens his land navigation skills as part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training Aug. 16, 2019, at October Mountain, Massachuset More
A survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron prepares combat survival training students at Eglin Range, Florida, Aug. 13, 2020. Combat survival training More
A survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, left, utilizes a special missions aviator assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing to demonstrat More
Tech. Sgt. Robert Graham, 375th Operations Support Squadron S.E.R.E specialist communicates with aircrew requesting extraction from an unknown location after their plane crashed during Combat Survival Trainin More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Janossy, 57th Operations Support Squadron, survive evasion resistance escape specialist, points toward a waypoint as Senior Airman Jonathan Schramm, 66th Rescue Squadron aerial g More
Senior Airman Zachary Yoakam, 28th Operations Support Squadron Survival Evasion Rescue Escape specialist, briefs aircrews during a survival demonstration at the Sturgis Training Compound, Sturgis, S.D., March 2 More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandi Hansen, 1st Combat Camera Squadron still photographer, applies camouflage makeup during Combat Survival Training at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., June 21, More
Airmen from Joint Base Andrews are held at gunpoint during a training exercise at Davidsonville Communications Site, Md., Aug. 21, 2013. The exercise was designed to teach survival techniques in the event of an More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jorge Chavez, Aircrew Flight Equipment technician from the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard shows Maj. Danny Daniels, 165th Airlift Wing Pilot and Ms. Anna Skinner, 165t More
U.S. Air Force aircrew members maneuver through a wooded area during a survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) combat survival refresher course Oct. 9, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. T More
Staff Sgt. Michael Triana, 347th Operations Support Squadron independent duty mechanical technician, inspects the ground for footprints during combat survival training (CST), Feb. 13, 2018, at Moody Air Force b More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elijah Bishop, left, an intelligence analyst assigned to the 347th Operations Support Squadron, and Capt. John Golding, the director of staff with the 41st Rescue Squadron, secur More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from 165th Airlift Wing, Operations Squadron, participated in Combat Survival Training at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah March 2. The full day of training requires members to learn how to More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Todd, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron computer display maintenance technician, practices with a combat survival evader locator radio during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and More
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned with the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., works with a navigation compass during a combat survival training at Bellows Air Base, Hawaii, June 5, 2019. T More
A 104th Fighter Wing pilot is hoisted to a helicopter from the 101st Rescue Squadron Aug. 16, 2019, at October Mountain, Massachusetts. Pilots from the 104th Fighter Wing spent three days performing Water Survi More
A special missions aviator assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing demonstrates aircraft hoist operation procedures during combat survival training at Eglin Range, Florida, Aug. 13, 2020. Combat survival tr More
Tech. Sgt. Robert Graham, 375th Operations Support Squadron S.E.R.E specialist, gives a safety briefing during Combat Survival Training at the Illinois Army National Guard's Sparta Training Area, Sparta, Ill. More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Janossy, 57th Operations Support Squadron, survive evasion resistance escape specialist, uses his PRC-112 Survival Radio to contact fellow instructors during SERE Combat Survival More
Maj. Keven McGlone, 37th Bomb Squadron assistant director of operations, enters coordinates on a AN-PRC 112 G radio before being sent out during an exercise at Sturgis Training Compound, Sturgis, S.D., March 22 More
U.S. Air Force pilots from the 17th Airlift Squadron apply camouflage makeup during Combat Survival Training at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., June 21, 2012. The training is designed for aircrew More
An airman from Joint Base Andrews hijacks a vehicle during a training exercise at Davidsonville Communications Site, Md., Aug. 21, 2013. The exercise was designed to teach survival techniques in the event of an More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Garcia, 15th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) instructor, briefs maneuvering and concealment tactics during a combat survival refresh More
Maj. Jason Pennypacker and Lt. Col. Jeffery Snyder, both with the 326th Airlift Squadron, pull out radios and maps during a refresher combat survival training course Aug. 7, 2016, Blackbird State Forest, Smyrna More
Airman 1st Class Elijah Bishop, 347th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, top, examines Airman 1st Class Andruw Reyes, 23d Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection apprentice, Feb. 14, 2018 More
Fake blood rests on the hands of Airman 1st Class Andruw Reyes, 23d Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course, Feb. 14, 2018, at Moody Air Force Ba More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Henry Schantz, 525th Fighter Squadron commander, uses a smoke signal flare during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Combat Survival Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richa More
An Airman from the 104th Fighter Wing is hoisted to a helicopter from the 101st Rescue Squadron Aug. 16, 2019, at October Mountain, Massachusetts. Pilots from the 104th Fighter Wing spent three days performing More
A survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron demonstrates aircraft hoist operation procedures during combat survival training at Eglin Range, Flo More
Tech. Sgt. Robert Graham, 375th Operations Support Squadron S.E.R.E specialist, gives a brief overview of the operation of the radios and proper radio etiquette during Combat Survival Training at the Illinois A More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Janossy, 57th Operations Support Squadron, survive evasion resistance escape specialist, studies a map with Capt. Robert Rosebrough, 66th Rescue Squadron pilot, during Survival E More
Capt. Christopher Rumpf, 37th Bomb Squadron instructor pilot, applies mud to his face as camouflage during the combat survival training at Sturgis Training Compound, Sturgis, S.D., March 22, 2012. Each member o More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandi Hansen, 1st Combat Camera Squadron still photographer, reads a tactical map for terrain navigation during Combat Survival Training at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Stati More
Senior Airman Yuriy Dubrov, left, and Staff Sgt. Jesse McCarley, set up a radio communication site during a combat survival training exercise at Davidsonville Communications Site, Md., Aug. 21, 2013. The daylon More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Danny Daniels, pilot for the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard demonstrates orienteering and evasion techniques for downed pilots, Jan. 22, 2014 at Hunter Army Airfield in Savan More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Garcia, 15th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) instructor, demonstrates maneuvering and concealment tactics during a combat survival r More
Airman 1st Class Elijah Bishop, 347th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, left, drags Airman 1st Class Andruw Reyes, 23d Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection apprentice, Feb. 14, 2018, More
Airman 1st Class Elijah Bishop, 347th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, runs to cover during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course, Feb. 14, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The training is d More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Todd, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron computer display maintenance technician, configures a combat survival evader locator radio during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Esc More
Pilots from the 104th Fighter Wing practice getting into rescue rafts during Water Survival Training Aug. 16, 2019, at October Mountain, Massachusetts. The Water Survival Training and Combat Survival Training g More
Tech. Sgt. Robert Graham, 375th Operations Support Squadron S.E.R.E specialist, briefs the first "downed crew" on the day's objective and their time limit on completing the objective during combat survival trai More
Senior Airman Brandon Dunphy (left), 28th Operations Support Squadron Survival Evasion Rescue Escape specialist, instructs aircrew members to take cover behind a tree during a survival exercise at Sturgis Train More
U.S. Air Force pilots from the 14th and 17th Airlift Squadrons read a tactical map for terrain navigation during Combat Survival Training at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., June 21, 2012. The tra More
Staff Sgt. Jesse McCarley screams to intimidate pilots from Joint Base Andrews during a combat training exercise at Davidsonville Communications Site, Md., Aug. 21, 2013. The daylong exercise was designed to te More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Rob Gatti, 65th Airlift Squadron, applies paint to his face in preparation for a combat survival refresher course Oct. 9, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The SERE combat sur More
Airman 1st Class Elijah Bishop, left, 347th Operations support Squadron intelligence analyst, gives covering fire while, Airman 1st Class Andruw Reyes, 23d Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technic More
Airman 1st Class Kevin Sherriffe, 23d Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, left, runs to cover, Feb. 14, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen participated in a Tactical Combat Casualt More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Banks, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron flight engineer, analyzes an evasion chart during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Combat Survival Training course at Joint More
Colonel William 'Sling' Bladen,104th Fighter Wing vice commander, applies camouflage facepaint to conceal himself as part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training Aug. 16, 2019, at October Mountain, More
A MK-124 signal flare rests after detonation during combat survival training at Eglin Range, Florida, Aug. 13, 2020. Combat survival training ensures personnel maintain critical skills gained at formal survival More
U.S. Air Force Survive Evade Resist Escape specialist and students, have final brief before going their separate ways during Combat Survival Training on Area 2, Aug. 24, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. SERE spec More