SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Staff Sgt. Brandon Waithe, 25th Intelligence Squadron tactical systems operator, peers through a fence during urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Aircrew members participate in urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Capt. Joe Tomczak, 4th Special Operations Squadron pilot, climbs into a manhole during urban clearing at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Staff Sgt. Joseph McMath, 4th Special Operations Squadron aerial gunner, peers around a fence during urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skills sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Senior Airmen Justin Covieo and Tommy Dreher, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists walk through an underground tunnel during urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Senior Airman Justin Covieo, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, demonstrates how to climb over a chain link fence during urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Aircrew members light signal flares during urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists demonstrate choke holds during combatives training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Staff Sgt. Seth Sarrett, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, preforms a choke hold on Tech. Sgt. Brian Lewis, 25th Intelligence Squadron tactical systems operator, during combatives training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Staff Sgt. Seth Sarrett, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, demonstrates combative techniques to aircrew members during combat survival training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Capt. Anthony Ferrara, 15th Special Operations Squadron pilot, decommissions a dummy during combative training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Staff Sgt. Seth Sarrett, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, demonstrates combative techniques to aircrew during combat survival training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members train tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Senior Airman Justin Covieo, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, adjusts the harness of during fixed-wing survival training Senior Master Sgt. Ron Riff, 4th Special Operations Squadron superintendent at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015. Aircrew members participate in fixed-wing water survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as canopy disentanglement, parachute drop and drag and life raft boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

An Airman boards a boat before fixed-wing survival parachute drag and drop training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015. Aircrew members participate in fixed-wing water survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as canopy disentanglement, parachute drop and drag and life raft boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Russell Flowers, 19th Special Operations Squadron instructor, jumps in the water during fixed-wing survival parachute drag and drop training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015. This training was part of a fixed-wing water survival training conducted tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as canopy disentanglement, parachute drop and drag and life raft boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

An aircrew Airman swims under a canopy during survival, evasion, resistance and escape during fixed-wing survival canopy disentanglement training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015. The training was part of a fixed-wing water survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as canopy disentanglement, parachute drop and drag and life raft boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

An aircrew member swims under a canopy during survival, evasion, resistance and escape during fixed-wing survival canopy disentanglement training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015. The training was part of a fixed-wing water survival training conducted tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as canopy disentanglement, parachute drop and drag and life raft boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Airmen pull a life raft to shore during fixed-wing survival life raft boarding training on the Soundside at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015. The training was part of fixed-wing water survival training conducted tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as canopy disentanglement, parachute drop and drag and life raft boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

Maj. Steve Gregor, 4th Special Operations Squadron navigator, prepares to board a life raft during survival, evasion, resistance and escape during fixed-wing survival life raft boarding training on the Soundside at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015. The training was part of a fixed-wing water survival training conducted tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as canopy disentanglement, parachute drop and drag and life raft boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

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SERE: Water, combat survival training

Published Sept. 23, 2015
By Senior Airman Meagan Schutter
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Brandon Waithe, 25th Intelligence Squadron tactical systems operator, peers through a fence during urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as combative, evasion, navigation, signaling, radio use and discipline and contact procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training

SERE: Water, Combat Survival Training