307th Bomb Wing

SERE has answers to survival

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawn McBee, 305th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, instructs a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew on how to use the forest penetrator prior to Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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Three aircrew members of the 93rd Bomb Squadron await to board a 305th Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Chandler, assigned to the 93rd Bomb Squadron, looks out the door of a 305th Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter while on his way to Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, briefs a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members prior to the start of their training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, talks about survival and evasion techniques to a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members during training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, instructs a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members on how to build a temporary shelter on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, 307th Operations Support Squadron commander, camouflages his temporary shelter with foliage during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, 307th Operations Support Squadron commander, looks out from under his temporary shelter during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, builds a fire during training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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SERE has answers to survival

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, builds a fire during training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, instructs a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members on how to build a fire on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Chandler receives instruction on how to use a satellite radio during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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Aircrew members assigned to the 93rd Bomb Squadron receive instructions on how to use a satellite radio during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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A 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew member uses a compass to navigate to his extraction point during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, talks about survival and evasion techniques to a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members during training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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A group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members get an update on the distance they’ve traveled during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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A group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members hike to their extraction point during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, instructs a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew members on how to use a signaling mirror on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, 307th Operations Support Squadron commander, uses a signaling mirror to get the attention of a nearby helicopter during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter flies overhead as it searches for a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, 307th Operations Support Squadron commander, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron SERE instructor, brace themselves against the winds of a hovering helicopter during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, the commander of the 307th Operations Support Squadron, gives a thumbs to the helicopter crew as he grabs a tight hold onto the forest penetrator that will be used to hoist him up during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, the commander of the 307th Operations Support Squadron, is hoisted to safety during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, the commander of the 307th Operations Support Squadron, is hoisted to safety during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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SERE has answers to survival

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Anderson, the commander of the 307th Operations Support Squadron, is hoisted up to a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during SERE training on May 14, 2016, Claiborne Gunnery and Bombing Range, La. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is required training for all aircrew members and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

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SERE has answers to survival

Published May 18, 2016
By Master Sgt. Greg Steele
307th Bomb Wing

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawn McBee, 305th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, instructs a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew on how to use the forest penetrator prior to Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. SERE training gives aircrew the knowledge and tools necessary to survive on their own in any environment and under any condition should they have to abandon their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)