USAF Arctic Survival School

The 336th Training Group, located at Fairchild Air Force Base, is home to the U.S. Air Force's Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school. The 336th TRG consists of three squadrons and one flight, with geographically separated detachments at Lackland AFB, Texas, Pensacola NAS, Florida, and Eielson AFB, Alaska. The Survival School teaches 15 different courses to approximately 18,000 students at the four locations annually. Their mission statement: To provide at risk of isolation personnel with the skills and confidence to 'Return with Honor.'

The 336th Training Support Squadron provides superior resources and support services to the SERE mission by way of medical and psychological care, vehicle maintenance and repair, syllabus and courseware development and enhancement, roads and facilities operations and maintenance and administrative services. The 336th TRSS integrates Airmen from 23 different AFSCs to provide this vital role for the SERE school. They single-handedly ensure network capabilities, parachute rigging and medical support for search and rescue (SAR) missions. Additionally, they maintain more than 350 miles of roads in the 550,000-acre Colville National Forest while also ensuring the operability of 30 facilities.

Credits: Staff Sgt. Michael Brady, Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes.