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Fairchild Air Force Base

Bailing Out

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School instructors here prepare to land during a parachute demonstration March 24. SERE instructors teach students proper procedures for bailing out of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)

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Bailing Out

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School instructors here perform a parachute demonstration for SERE students March 24. The demonstration teaches students to correct parachute procedures during and after bailout. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)

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Bailing Out

Published March 27, 2008