Water Survival Training
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Benjamin Thomas, 35th Operations Support Squadron, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, trains Maj. Wesley Hales, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, on basic water survival skills during water survival training at Lake Ogawara June 24, 2009. Pilots must undergo this training annually to remain proficient in these skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad C. Strohmeyer)