On the look out

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea hears air activity above him and looks to confirm if it is friendly or hostile forces Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lieutenant Feeman is playing the role of a pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines and he must now survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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Pilot receives SERE training

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea exits from a HH-60 Pave Hawk out onto the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1 Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and coalition forces flown under simulated air-combat conditions. It is conducted on the PARC with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases. The aircraft is assigned to Detachment 1, 210th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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Blending in

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea applies camo face paint to help him blend in with the enviroment during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1 Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lieutenant Feeman is playing the role of a pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines and he must now survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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On the run

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea runs through the woods to escape from enemy forces not too far behind as he navigates through the woods to a safe location to get extracted during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1 Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lieutenant Feeman is playing the role of a pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines and he must now survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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Surviving in the Arctic

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea stops and rests while trying warm up his hand in below freezing conditions as he navigates through the woods to a safe location to get extracted during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1 Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lieutenant Feeman is playing the role of a pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines and he must now survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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Surviving in the Arctic

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea builds a fire to help combat the cold preventing frost bite and hypothermia during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1 Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lieutenant Feeman is playing the role of a pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines and he must now survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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Surviving in the Arctic

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea billows a fire to help combat the cold preventing frost bite and hypothermia during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1 Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lieutenant Feeman is playing the role of a pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines and he must now survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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Under cover

1st Lt. Matt Feeman, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea hides in the thick brush as he figures out a direction to navigate through the woods to a safe location to get extracted during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1 Oct. 14, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lieutenant Feeman is playing the role of a pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines and he must now survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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In to the wild

1st Lt. Matthew Feeman is on temporary duty to Eielson for RF-A. He is assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea exits a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Oct. 14 at Pacific Alaska Range Complex. As part of a SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, escape) training exercise, Lt. Feeman plays the role of a downed pilot behind enemy lines. His mission objective is to navigate to a safe point where he can be airlifted out, while at the same time avoid enemy detection and the many dangers a freezing environment can present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Willard E. Grande II)

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The Trackers

SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, escape) specialists with the 353rd Combat Training Squadron, hold their position as a simulated downed pilot gets a head start before they track him down Oct. 14, at the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex. The mission objective for the downed pilot was to safely navigate to a safe point where he can be airlifted out, while at the same time avoid enemy detection and the many dangers a freezing environment can present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Willard E. Grande II)

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Behind enemy lines SERE training

Published Oct. 15, 2008

On the look out

Pilot receives SERE training

Blending in

On the run

Surviving in the Arctic

Surviving in the Arctic

Surviving in the Arctic

Under cover

In to the wild

The Trackers