US Airmen begin the five month long SERE survival course. They will spend 2 weeks in the wilderness learning the survival basics to prepare them for the intense training that lies ahead.
The Airmen learn how to provide clean water, hunt for food and prepare their kill. They also get an unexpected lesson in first aid when a member of the team in injured with an axe.
The airmen are dropped in the scorching desert environment without food and water and forced to fend for themselves. They must endure the heat, dehydration and deadly rattlesnakes.
The airmen are pushed to their physical limits as they traverse mountainous terrain in the mobile phase of their training. They test their navigation skills by determining the best route to the summit of a distant mountain.
The Airmen complete the mobile leg of training after being timed to get from one point to another using only a map and compass.
The airmen come face to face with the demands of the jungle environment and eat some very unappetizing native foods.
The airmen face the challenges of open water and hypothermia as they battle the freezing cold ocean in the coastal stage of the training.
The airmen continue their battle with open water and hypothermia in the ocean and then move inland to navigate raging river rapids.
The airmen embark in the final integrated phase of the training where they must combine all they have learned throughout the course to survive in an arctic environment.
The airmen recount their experience in survival school, and find out who made it through and who didn't.