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210108-F-SU234-1011

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dillon Harrison, 66th Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, stands in formation during a SERE Specialist Apprentice Course graduation ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, January 8, 2021. Harrison was the team leader for class 21-01, which holds the lowest attrition rate in years at only 7 percent in contrast to the average 50 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Gomez)

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210108-F-SU234-1005

U.S. Air Force 66th Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist Course graduates blouse their boots upon completing the SERE Specialist Apprentice Course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, January 8, 2021. Prior to becoming SERE specialists, candidates go through a strenuous six-month training pipeline where normal attrition rates average about 50 percent due to the rigorous nature of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Gomez)

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210108-F-SU234-1003

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dillon Harrison, 66th Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, holds the Fire Belt during a SERE Specialist Apprentice Course graduation ceremony at Fairchild Air Force, Washington, January 8, 2021. The belt is awarded to the student with the fastest fire craft time during training, and is a tribute to fallen SERE specialist, Master Sgt. Christopher Sheaffer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Gomez)

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SERE training

A UH-1N Huey flies overhead during a ground to air communications training at the Air Force Survival School Training Area in Cusick, Washington, Feb. 18, 2018. Regardless of weather, be it in the heat of the sun or the cold of the winter, Airmen can be found training in the woods, preparing for different isolated survival situations they might face in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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SERE training

Senior Airman Samuel Raymond, 22nd Training Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape instructor, demonstrates a make-shift tourniquet to students at the Air Force Survival School Training Area in Cusick, Washington, Feb. 18, 2018. The overall SERE school objective is to prepare Airmen to be isolated, alone and able to survive for days at a time while using the skills they have learned to make it back home alive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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SERE training

Students in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School, learn about different ways to communicate with aircraft at the Air Force Survival School Training Area in Cusick, Washington, Feb. 18, 2018. Before students go into the field for training, they have to pack a bag with specific gear to include a global positioning system, compass, map, shelter materials and rain poncho. They also pack equipment and tools used to signal for rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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SERE training

Students in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School, use a radio to contact a Helicopter to practice ground to air communications at the Air Force Survival School Training Area in Cusick, Washington, Feb. 18, 2018. The overall SERE school objective is to prepare Airmen to be isolated, alone and able to survive for days at a time while using the skills they have learned to make it back home alive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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SERE training

Students in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School, snowshoe up a hill before practicing communicating with aircraft in the Air Force Survival School Training Area in Cusick, Washington, Feb. 18, 2018. As part of the SERE survival course, students spend five days in the wilderness learning different skills and procedures for what to do in potentially dangerous survival situations. This includes signaling, building shelters and fires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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SERE training

1st Lt. Timothy Turner, 23rd Flying Training Squadron UH-60 pilot and SERE student, splits wood with a knife during training at the Air Force Survival School Training Area in Cusick, Washington, Feb. 18, 2018. The process of building a fire can warm up the person as well. It is taught that the faster you work, the warmer you get. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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SERE training

Senior Airman Vladimir Morton, 22nd Training Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape instructor, demonstrates different ways to prepare firewood to a group of students in the Air Force Survival School Training Area in Cusick, Washington, Feb. 18, 2018. Regardless of weather, be it in the heat of the sun or the cold of the winter, Airmen can be found training in the woods, preparing for different isolated survival situations they might face in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Thanks for your service

U.S. Representative and Illinois Air National Guard Maj. Adam Kinzinger thanks Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Airmen for their service during an urban evasion tactics familiarization demonstration as part of the representative’s visit Aug. 3, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Col. Jonathan Duncan, the 336th Training Group commander, said it’s important for our nation’s leaders to understand the rigorous training requirements asked of our service men and women, especially those who are at risk of isolation and must survive as part of their “Return with Honor” mission statement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Evading the enemy

Senior Airman Alan Hamilton, 22nd Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, leads U.S. Representative and Illinois Air National Guard Maj. Adam Kinzinger during an urban evasion tactics familiarization demonstration as part of the representative’s visit Aug. 3, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. During his visit, the congressman explained to each Airman their importance to not only the Air Force’s mission, but America as a whole and thanked them for their service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Jumping the river

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Checking the corner

Senior Airman Alan Hamilton, 22nd Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, explains evasion tactics to U.S. Representative and Illinois Air National Guard Maj. Adam Kinzinger during the representative’s visit Aug. 3, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Kinzinger came to get a first-hand perspective on SERE training and how it prepares America’s service members for deployments overseas as part of a joint and coalition task force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Airmen carve paths for resilient lives

Airmen from the 22nd Training Squadron clear trail paths with family and friends as part of their resiliency and team-building activity on Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, August 11, 2014. A team of about 30 volunteers from the 22nd TRS and SERE Solutions Inc., along with family friends, participated in a two day team building and resiliency event that ended with an overnight stay at a local campground, followed by a 15 mile bike ride down the historic Hiawatha Trail in Wallace, Idaho, that crosses the Montana border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)

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Airmen carve paths for resilient lives

Airmen from the 22nd Training Squadron cleared trail paths with family and friends as part of their resiliency and team-building activity on Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, August 11, 2014. A team of about 30 volunteers from the 22nd TRS and SERE Solutions Inc., along with family friends, participated in a two day team building and resiliency event that ended with an overnight stay at a local campground, followed by a 15 mile bike ride down the historic Hiawatha Trail in Wallace, Idaho, that crosses the Montana border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)

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Airmen carve paths for resilient lives

An Airmen from the 22nd Training Squadron walks through a cleared trail on Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, August 11, 2014. A team of about 30 volunteers from the 22nd TRS and SERE Solutions Inc., along with family friends, participated in a two day team building and resiliency event that ended with an overnight stay at a local campground, followed by a 15 mile bike ride down the historic Hiawatha Trail in Wallace, Idaho, that crosses the Montana border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)