Misawa SERE Specialists lead Combat Survival Training Exercise

U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles Trader, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, ignites a flare during a Combat Survival Training exercise led by Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) specialists at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2024. Pilots conduct SERE training to develop and maintain the skills necessary to survive in hostile environments. This ensures readiness and resilience in adverse situations and supports overall mission success and personal safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)

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SERE Water and Combat Survival Training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dalton Deboer, 35th Operation Group Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialist, explains the SERE mission and training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2024. SERE training ensures that at-risk personnel have the knowledge and capability to survive in harsh and austere environments to return safely. (U.S. Air force video by Airman 1st Class Andre Medina)

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SERE conducts water and combat survival training

Published July 23, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Andre Medina
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan. --

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dalton Deboer, 35th Operation Group Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialist, explains the SERE mission and training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2024. SERE training ensures that at-risk personnel have the knowledge and capability to survive in harsh and austere environments to return safely. (U.S. Air force video by Airman 1st Class Andre Medina)

Misawa SERE Specialists lead Combat Survival Training Exercise

SERE Water and Combat Survival Training