SERE trains pilots how to survive

A Republic of Korea Air Force rescue team lifts Lt. Col. Jeremy Quatacker, 8th Fighter Wing chief of safety, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, from the Okjeongho Reservoir, Gunsan, ROK, Sept. 19, 2012, during combat water survival training. This training teaches pilots how to signal for help, evade the enemy and get rescued by pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)

SERE trains pilots how to survive

Lt. Col. Jeremy Quatacker, 8th Fighter Wing chief of safety, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, right, gets training from a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist on using a radio to contact a rescue team at Okjeongho Reservoir, Gunsan, ROK, Sept. 19, 2012. Pilots must go through combat survival water training every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)

SERE trains pilots how to survive

A survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, coordinates with the Republic of Korea Air Force rescue team during combat survival training at Okjeongho Reservoir, Gunsan, ROK, Sept. 19, 2012. The SERE training allows ROKAF airmen to practice flying the helicopters and rescuing downed pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)

SERE trains pilots how to survive

Lt. Col. Jeremy Quatacker, 8th Fighter Wing chief of safety from Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, signals a Republic of Korea Air Force rescue team with a flare at Okjeongho Reservoir, Gunsan, ROK, Sept. 19, 2012. The survival, evasion, resistance and escape training allows RoKAF airmen to practice flying the helicopters and rescuing downed pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)

SERE trains pilots how to survive

Lt. Col. Jeremy Quatacker, 8th Fighter Wing chief of safety, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, uses a reflective mirror to signal an aircraft at Okjeongho Reservoir, Gunsan, ROK, Sept. 19, 2012. Pilots must go through combat survival water training every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)

SERE training gets pilots ready for combat

Published Sept. 24, 2012
Public Affairs 8th Fighter Wing

KUNSAN AIR BASE Republic of Korea -- Lt. Col. Jeremy Quatacker 8th Fighter Wing chief of safety, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea goes through combat survival water training as part of the pilot's triennial refresher course.