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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

Zach Harting and Natalie Hinds, competitive swimmers for Team USA, sit in a raft during in a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Hinds and Harting visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

Zach Harting, a competitive swimmer for Team USA, collapses a raft during in a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Harting visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

A U.S. Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape instructor throws water at Team USA swimmers Natalie Hinds and Zach Harting, as well as SERE students during a SERE water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Natalie Hinds and Zach Harting, competitive swimmers for Team USA, visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

Natalie Hinds, a competitive swimmer for Team USA sits in a raft during in a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Hinds visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

Zach Harting and Natalie Hinds, competitive swimmers for Team USA, participate in a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Harting and Hinds visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

Zach Harting and Natalie Hinds, competitive swimmers for Team USA, prepare for a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Harting and Hinds visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

Zach Harting, a competitive swimmer for Team USA, inflates a lifejacket during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Harting and Natalie Hinds, competitive swimmers for Team USA, visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

Zach Harting, a competitive swimmer for Team USA, suspends from a simulated parachute harness during a virtual reality parachute landing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. Harting and fellow Team USA swimmer Natalie Hinds visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival and parachute immersion experiences. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

A U.S. Air Force student participating in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course holds onto harness during a simulated air lift rescue at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25. 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Natalie Hinds and Zach Harting, competitive swimmers for Team USA, visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

A U.S. Air Force student participating in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course holds onto harness during a simulated air lift rescue at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Natalie Hinds and Zach Harting, competitive swimmers for Team USA, visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

A U.S. Air Force student participating in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course straps into a harness during a simulated air lift rescue at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Natalie Hinds and Zach Harting, competitive swimmers for Team USA, visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

A U.S. Air Force student participates in a simulated air lift rescue during the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Natalie Hinds and Zach Harting, competitive swimmers for Team USA, visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Team USA Swimmers visit Fairchild

U.S. Air Force students swim to the entrance of a raft as part of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. During the course, Airmen assigned to a variety of career fields learned techniques needed to survive an emergency water landing and call for rescue. Natalie Hinds and Zach Harting, competitive swimmers for Team USA, visited Fairchild AFB to participate in water survival training and a parachute immersion. Their visit allowed them to see the depth of the SERE mission firsthand and learn what it means to ‘Return with Honor.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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92nd Operations Group Hosts 'boom rodeo'

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron swim to a raft during a water survival training event as part of a “boom rodeo” hosted by the 92nd Operations Group at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 20, 2023. During the rodeo, six air refueling squadrons competed in a forklift loading event, Tactical Combat Casualty Care and a water survival scenario. Scenarios like this enable Airmen to get hands-on training with tools to which they may not otherwise have access. These competitions also build camaraderie between units from different bases and provide friendly competition to motivate Airmen to perform their best. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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92nd Operations Group Hosts 'boom rodeo'

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron participate in a water survival training event during a “boom rodeo” hosted by the 92nd Operations Group at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 20, 2023. During the rodeo, six air refueling squadrons competed in a forklift loading event, Tactical Combat Casualty Care and a water survival scenario. Scenarios like this enable Airmen to get hands-on training with tools to which they may not otherwise have access. These competitions also build camaraderie between units from different bases and provide friendly competition to motivate Airmen to perform their best. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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NASA

Nicole A. Mann, NASA astronaut, prepares to be flipped upside down by Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape specialists during a water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 18, 2018. One simulation that the NASA team completed during their stay at Fairchild, was the dunker course. Trainees are strapped inside a modular egress training system that simulates a mock helicopter with lap belts that submerges into water and rotates to teach aircrew how to find their exits to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)
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NASA

The NASA team and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist prepare to hold their breath and be completely submerged underwater during a water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 18, 2018. The 22nd Training Squadron’s SERE specialists hosted NASA astronauts, contractors and engineers for water survival training to support readiness and currency in all required training competencies to complete any potential future mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)
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NASA

The NASA team and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist pose for a photo after completing the water survival course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 18, 2018. The NASA team completed the dunker course. Trainees are strapped inside a modular egress training system that simulates a mock helicopter with lap belts that submerges into water and rotates to teach aircrew how to find their exits to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)
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Fairchilds Finest

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rosciglione, 22nd Training Squadron flight chief water survival training, poses for a photo Sept. 13, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Five days a week Rosciglione manages three separate Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Water Survival Courses at the indoor pool. His leadership selected him as one of Fairchild’s Finest, a weekly recognition program that highlights top-performing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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