571st MSAS conducts field training for Air Advisors

Tech. Sgt. Larry Diaz, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron fire protection air advisor, hikes south along the California coastline during the final day of squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 13, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. FTX students built makeshift shelters in order to sleep on the coastline overnight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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571st MSAS conducts field training for Air Advisors

Lt. Col. Christopher Shea, left, and Tech. Sgt. Geoffry Eastepp, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors, attempt to ignite tinder for a fire-building exercise during the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 10, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. During the exercise, all students had to prove that they could ignite tinder before moving onto shelter building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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571st MSAS conducts field training for Air Advisors

Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Peavy, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, demonstrates how to ignite tinder during a fire-building exercise during the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 10, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. Peavy is one of two SERE specialists assigned to the 571st MSAS, and are in place to ensure training of the squadron’s air advisors as well as partner nations in Central and South America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Capt. Matt Schnarrs, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor and personnel development flight commander, radios in an exercise destress call to a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter during the rescue signaling portion of the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 13, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. In a joint training collaboration with Coast Guardsmen from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, all FTX students practiced destress calls to rescue crews, who were flying overhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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571st MSAS conducts field training for Air Advisors

Members of the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron hike south along the California coastline during the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 12, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. The third day of the FTX consisted of groups hiking approximately eight miles through thick vegetation and ending at the coastline, where students learned a variety of survival and rescue techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Tech. Sgt. Sammy Acosta, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron security forces air advisor, looks for the path of least resistance during the land navigation portion of the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 12, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. The third day of the FTX consisted of groups hiking approximately eight miles through thick vegetation and ending at the with the coastline, where the students learned more survival techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Lt. Col. Justin Keating, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron commander, traverses down a mountain during the land navigation portion of the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 12, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. Nearly 20 members of the squadron participated in the week-long exercise, where they learned how to build a fire, shelter building, sustenance gathering, land navigation, and rescue signaling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Tech. Sgt. Gerame Vaden, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, uses an igniter to light tinder for a fire during the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 10, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. During the exercise, SERE specialists taught the students how to find the three types of fire-building fuel needed to start and maintain a fire and where to find it in a forested area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Capt. Matt Schnarrs, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor and personnel development flight commander, leads a group to the top of a mountain as part of the land navigation portion of the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 11, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. Schnarrs was one of nearly 20 members of the squadron who participated in the week-long exercise, where they learned how to build a fire, shelter building, sustenance gathering, land navigation, and rescue signaling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Tech. Sgt. Larry Diaz, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron fire protection air advisor, uses a compass and map to plot out his projected trek during the land navigation portion of the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 11, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. Diaz teamed up with five other students to traverse thick vegetation to get to the exercise “rescue” GPS coordinates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Tech. Sgt. Emanuel Espino Mata, 60th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, instructs how to build a shelter with a poncho during the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 11, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. SERE specialists demonstrated a variety of shelters as well as various types of knots for affixing the shelters to trees, limbs and stakes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Peavy, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, second from right, describes how to acquire potable water from nearby steams or after rainfall during the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 10, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. During the exercise, SERE specialists taught the students a variety of different techniques to ensure water is safe to drink. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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Members of the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron listen to Tech. Sgt. Giacomo Zignago, 571st MSAS independent duty medical technician, right, during the squadron’s field training exercise Aug. 10, 2020, at King Range National Conservation Area near Shelter Cove, Calif. Nearly 20 members of the squadron participated in the week-long exercise, where they learned fire and shelter building sustenance gathering, land navigation, and rescue signaling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

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571st MSAS conducts field training for Air Advisors

Published Aug. 28, 2020
By Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal
621st Contingency Response Wing Public Affairs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron conducted a field training exercise at the King Range National Conservation Area in northern California, Aug. 10-14, 2020, to provide critical survival training in heavily vegetated mountain terrain and along the coastline.

Nearly 20 members of the squadron participated in the week-long exercise, where they learned fire and shelter building, sustenance gathering, land navigation, and rescue signaling.