Survival evasion resistance and escape specialists unload parachute equipment before they perform static-line jumps at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists prepare parachutes for static-line jumps at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov . 6, 2012. A static line jump is normally conducted at 1,250 feet above the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Senior Airman Timothy George prepares a parachute for a static-line jump at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov . 6, 2012. Each step is essential in preparation as the smallest error could be fatal. George is a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist with the 22nd Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Before executing static-line jumps, Tech. Sgt. Jason Martinez gives instructions regarding the static-line jumps at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. Static line and free-fall jumps are mandatory training courses to become a SERE specialist. Martinez is a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist with the 336th Training Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists load into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to practice static-line jumps at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. These jumps are performed by instructors and students to ensure students are receiving the proper training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Staff Sgts. Ryan Kutch and Justin Wilkins wait inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter moments before they perform a static-line jump above Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. A static line is a cord attached at one end to an aircraft and the other to the parachutist. As they fall from the aircraft, it causes the line to deploy their parachute. Kutch is a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist with the 22nd Training Group and Wilkins is a SERE specialist with the 66th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Tech. Sgt. Jason Martinez leans out the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter above Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. Martinez looks for a target on the ground, which indicates where the jumpers will exit the aircraft. Martinez is a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist with the 336th Training Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists execute static-line jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. Static line jumps are performed at altitudes as low as 400 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists perform a free-fall jump over Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. Static line and free-fall jumps are mandatory training courses to become a SERE specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Tech. Sgt. Jesse Stoda looks out the back of a CH-47 Chinook over Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. He is waiting for the helicopter to gain altitude to perform a free-fall jump. Stoda is a survival evasion resistance and escape specialist with the 22nd Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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SERE specialists free-fall

Published Jan. 8, 2013
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists performed static line and free-fall jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Nov. 6, 2012.

A static line is a cord attached at one end to an aircraft and the other to the parachutist. As they fall from the aircraft, it causes the line to deploy their parachute. These jumps are normally conducted at 1,250 feet above the ground and can be as low as 400 feet.