SERE trains Airmen on water survival
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Benjamin Thomas (left), 35th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, demonstrates proper raft techniques to Staff Sgt. James Land (center), 35th Maintenance Squadron knowledge operations manager, and Col. Van Wimmer (right), 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, Aug. 12 at the 35th OSS headquarters building. The demonstration was part of water survival training, which is customary for pilots. Sergeant Land participated in the class due to a desire to cross train into SERE. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)