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Deployed members from the 336th TRG at Fairchild participate in rescue in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hill, an Mi-17 helicopter engineer from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, who is deployed from the 36th Rescue Flight at Fairchild, scans the ground from his helicopter as it flies a rescue mission Jan. 24. (U.S. Air Force photos by Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Nat Geo Captures ‘Tough Training’

SERE candidates look to their instructor for explanation of their next training exercise at the aquatics center Dec. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)
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Nat Geo Captures ‘Tough Training’

Michael Graber, independent camera man, who is working with National Geographic to produce a story on Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training, films Airman 1st Class Paul Herrol, SERE candidate, 22nd Training Squadron, as he performs an exercise at the aqua center Dec. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Justin McCaffrey, SERE specialist, gives the end of mission debriefing to students of the static line and free-fall jump courses, after completing the training for the day at Fairchild Dec. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Justin McCaffrey, SERE specialist, performs a free-fall jump from a UH-1 Huey helicopter above Fairchild Dec. 5. Both static line and free-fall training courses are mandatory to become a SERE specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Douglas Dinger, SERE specialist, prepares to land from a free-fall parachuting jump above Fairchild Dec. 5. Flaring the parachute to avoid hitting the ground too fast is the proper technique to use when preparing to land safely to the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Douglas Dinger, SERE specialist, prepares to land from a free-fall parachuting jump above Fairchild Dec. 5. Flaring the parachute to avoid hitting the ground too fast is the proper technique to use when preparing to land safely to the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Staff Sgt. Sean Marlow, SERE specialist, performs a static line parachute jump from a UH-1 Huey helicopter above Fairchild Dec. 5. These jumps are practiced weekly by students and instructors to ensure students are receiving the proper training for any situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Justin McCaffrey, SERE specialist, waits for the UH-1 Huey helicopter to reach appropriate altitude to perform a static line parachuting jump above Fairchild Dec. 5. “A static line jump is normally executed at 1,250 feet in the air, and a free-fall jump is normally executed at 12,000 feet,” said Tech. Sgt. Douglas Dinger, SERE specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School prepare to ascend on a UH-1 Huey helicopter at their training field on Fairchild Dec. 5. SERE training consists of learning to adapt to all biomes and their associated weather conditions, and surviving various captivity situations. One aspect of that training involves being able to properly parachute safely to the ground in any emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School prepare to ascend on a UH-1 Huey helicopter at their training field on Fairchild Dec. 5. SERE training consists of learning to adapt to all biomes and their associated weather conditions, and surviving various captivity situations. One aspect of that training involves being able to properly parachute safely to the ground in any emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Justin McCaffrey, SERE specialist, performs a Jump Master Personnel Inspection for Tech. Sgt. Bon Strout at their training field on Fairchild Nov. 28. “The importance of performing JMPI is to ensure all parachuting equipment works as advertised”, said Tech. Sgt. Douglas Dinger, SERE specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School unload their parachute equipment at their training field on Fairchild Nov. 28. Being a SERE instructor is a specialized career field in the Air Force. They prepare DOD personnel to return from isolated events with honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School unload their parachute equipment at their training field on Fairchild Nov. 28. Being a SERE instructor is a specialized career field in the Air Force. They prepare DOD personnel to return from isolated events with honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Nine people, two rescues, twelve hours: 36th Rescue Flight flexes its muscle

Pictured from left to right are; Tech Sgt. Steven Perez, 36th Rescue Flight flight engineer; Capt. Stephen Jones, 36th RQF pilot; Capt. Douglas Price, 36th RQF pilot and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Brwonell, 336th Training Support Squadron independent duty medical technician. The crew of four rescued nine people in two separate missions in the mountains near Lewiston, Idaho Oct. 21. (Courtesy photo)
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Nine people, two rescues, twelve hours: 36th Rescue Flight flexes its muscle

57-year-old Mike Webberley is being flown in a UH-1N helicopter from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. to an awaiting Life Flight helicopter following his rescue in the mountains near Lewiston, Idaho Oct. 21. Webberley fell down a steep valley while deer hunting and could not be reached by local authorities, a local ground rescue team or a Life Flight helicopter, so Airmen from Fairchild were called in to rescue him. (Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Steven Perez)
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Fairchild's parachute shop, last to let you down

The Parachute Rigger badge is awarded to Airmen upon graduation from a parachute rigger course. The winged parachute represents the functions of rigging of supplies for air drop as well as packing and repair of parachutes used for personnel and cargo. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. JT May III)
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SERE Specialists teach Idaho community winter survival skills

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho - Senior Airman Jonathan Case, SERE Specialist, holds an orange smoke flare to a smoke generator during the winter survival training at Priest Lake. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Emerald Ralston)
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SERE Specialists teach Idaho community winter survival skills

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho - A large S.O.S. constructed by Boy Scouts out of materials from the environment sits in the snow at Priest Lake. The contrast of the dark branches against the white snow and the time-honored distress signal of S.O.S. will alert air crews flying overhead of an isolated person. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Emerald Ralston)
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SERE Specialists teach Idaho community winter survival skills

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho - Airman 1st Class Jason Allchin, SERE Specialist, talks to his group about important items to carry in a winter survival situation. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Emerald Ralston)
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