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Pilots sharpen survival skills with SERE

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron walks through a wooded area during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2017. SERE was established by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II and was extended and consolidated during the Vietnam War to the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and in the late 1980s to the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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Pilots sharpen survival skills with SERE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Dilport, right, 52nd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, demonstrates compass use during SERE training near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2017. The curriculum taught at SEAR trains pilots how to react in the event their aircraft is downed and has three key parts: survival and evasion, resistance and escape, and water survival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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Pilots sharpen survival skills with SERE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Dilport, 52nd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, teaches students how to apply camouflage to exposed skin during SERE refresher training near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2017. The combat survival training is required for all aircraft personnel and includes building shelters, evasion techniques and land navigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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Pilots sharpen survival skills with SERE

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron puts a thumb up signaling it’s clear to proceed during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2017. The training was a SERE refresher course and is required of all aircrew personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron makes a fire during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2017. The refresher course was conducted by two SERE specialists to sharpen the skills of the pilots in the event their aircraft is ever downed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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Pilots sharpen survival skills with SERE

U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape students learn land navigation skills from an instructor during SERE training near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2017. The refresher course was conducted by two SERE specialists to sharpen the skills of the pilots in the event their aircraft is ever downed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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Pilots sharpen survival skills with SERE

Published March 7, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron walks through a wooded area during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2017. SERE was established by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II and was extended and consolidated during the Vietnam War to the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and in the late 1980s to the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)