News: SERE course: field training on range
Story by Airman 1st Class Alexxis Pons Abascal
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Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal U.S. Air Force aircrew members prepare to board an M-28 during a field lesson at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., May 3, 2012. Aircrew members spent the day at the range learning critical SERE field training skills and were flown back to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., as part of the simulated recovery.
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Aircrew members stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., spent the day training with the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape instructor team at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., May 3.
Air commandos learned how to orient their location on maps, navigate unfamiliar terrain, safeguard themselves against the elements, use signaling devices and evade the enemy.
The scenario concluded with students being rescued by a special operations forces team and flown back to base on an M-28 aircraft which performed a late-night pickup off a dirt runway.
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Date Taken:05.03.2012
Date Posted:06.01.2012 12:02
Location:CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NM, US
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