SERE class trains in urban environment

Staff Sgt. Charlene Plante, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, explains an urban environment scenario to a student in her Code of Conduct Continuation training class at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. In today’s warfare an urban environment is a common place for Air Commando deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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SERE class trains in urban environment

Staff Sgt. Charlene Plante, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, explains an urban environment scenario to her Code of Conduct Continuation training class at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. In today’s warfare an urban environment is a common place for Air Commando deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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SERE class trains in urban environment

Tech. Sgt. Seth Sarrett, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, demonstrates how to climb a fence at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. There are multiple techniques to get past obstacles like a barb-wired fence, such as laying cloth over the top to avoid getting snagged. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Staff Sgt. Kenneth Paxon, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, demonstrates how to strategically cross a railroad at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. When crossing open areas, with little cover, an Airman must be alert and swift. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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SERE class trains in urban environment

Staff Sgt. Charlene Plante, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, demonstrates how to use a signaling flare at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. Airmen learned how to properly open and fire signaling flares, which are used to signal aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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SERE class trains in urban environment

Tech. Sgt. Seth Sarrett, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, demonstrates how to strategically go through a fence at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. Air Commandos need to learn how to be creative when going through obstacles in urban environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Staff Sgt. Kenneth Paxon, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, demonstrates how to climb out a window at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. It is important for Air Commandos to know how to enter and exit a building using different means, especially in an urban environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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Tech. Sgt. Seth Sarrett, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, demonstrates how to jump into an attic at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. Strategically searching a facility will sometimes require Airmen to be creative to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

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SERE class trains in urban environment

Published Nov. 12, 2014
By Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Charlene Plante, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, explains an urban environment scenario to a student in her Code of Conduct Continuation training class at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. In today’s warfare an urban environment is a common place for Air Commando deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)