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Staff Sgt. Joseph Collett, 355th OSS SERE instructor, teaches aircrew members water survival skills Sept. 11. The skills learned in the course are used in the event of an emergency aircraft evacuation in open water.
An aircrew member participates in the water survival course at D-M AFB. The water survival course teaches aircrew members valuable skills such as the basics of surviving in an ocean environment, how to execute proper aircraft evacuation techniques and identifying and assessing hazards.
Reab instructs aircrew members on tactical techniques, procedures and proper use of the recovery strop. The recovery strop is used to hoist survivors onto a recovery helicopter, making it a vital component of water survival.
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