SERE specialists train at night

Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialists rest before making a static line jump out of a C-130 assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 11, 2016. SERE specialists provide state of the art preparation, planning, execution, and adaptation of Personnel Recovery to combatant commanders across the full spectrum of operations by applying Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape tactics, techniques, and procedures to enable isolated personnel to "Return With Honor." (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

A SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape) specialist rests before making a static line jump out of a C-130, assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 11, 2016. Provide state of the art preparation, planning, execution, and adaptation of Personnel Recovery to combatant commanders across the full spectrum of operations by applying Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape tactics, techniques, and procedures to enable isolated personnel to "Return With Honor." (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

A pilot assigned to the 700th Airlift Squadron, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range during the last mission of Red Flag 16-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. March 11, 2016. Red Flag provided combat training in a degraded and operationally limited environment making the training missions as realistic as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape) specialists signal how long before preforming static line jumps out of a C-130 assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base opens over the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 11, 2016. SERE specialists build foreign partner relationships, preparing the environment for potential future isolation and enabling flexible recovery options even in the absence of significant American military presence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape) specialists wait before preforming static line jumps as the door of a C-130, assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, opens over the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 11, 2016. SERE specialists lead the AF emergency parachuting program and conduct extensive testing of parachuting systems. They are uniquely suited to analyze the operating environment to plan for evasion, captivity, and recovery considerations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)