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Staff Sgt. Adam Magers, a fire fighter from 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, inflates a life vest here Aug. 28, 2013. Magers is helping to train host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques. Magers, a native of Battle Creek, Mich., is deployed out of the 110th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard unit, Battle Creek. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Tech. Sgt. Seth Bowen, 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, aircrew flight equipment technician, talks about proper safety for jumping into water wearing a life vest here Aug. 28, 2013. Bowen is helping to train host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques with different life support equipment. Bowen, a native of Wasilla, Alaska, is deployed out of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Senior Airman Anthony Serrels, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, demonstrates proper use of a life vest here Aug. 29, 2013. Serrels is training host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques with different life support equipment. Here he is showing floating with a life vest to conserve energy. Serrels, a native of La Peer, Mich., is deployed out of the 110th Airlift Wing, Battle Creek, Mich., Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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(From left to right) Senior Airman Anthony Serrels, Staff Sgt. Adam Magers and Tech. Sgt. Seth Bowen all with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, show how to tread water without the use of their arms here Aug. 29, 2013. The 386th is training host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques with different life support equipment. Serrels, a native of La Peer, Mich., and Magers, a native of Battle Creek, Mich., are deployed out of the 110th Airlift Wing, Battle Creek, Air National Guard unit. Bowen, a native of Wasilla, Alaska, is deployed out of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Tech. Sgt. Seth Bowen, 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, aircrew flight equipment technician, demonstrates how to jump into a single-person raft here Aug. 29, 2013. Bowen is helping to train host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques with different life support equipment. He is working with equipment that the local aircrews would use. Bowen, a native of Wasilla, Alaska, is deployed out of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Tech. Sgt. Stentsen Ellenburg, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, firefighter, demonstrates floating with the use of a floatation device here Aug. 29, 2013. Ellenburg is helping to train host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques with different life support equipment. Ellenburg was brought out to assist with the training because of his swimming background. Ellenburg, a native of Birmingham, Ala., is deployed out of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Ala. Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Staff Sgt. Adam Magers a fire fighter from 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron demonstrates jumping into water wearing a life vest here Aug. 29, 2013. Magers is helping to train host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques. Magers, a native of Battle Creek Mich., is deployed out of the 110th Airlift Wing, Battle Creek, Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Survival techniques solidify partnership

Published Aug. 30, 2013
By Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing train host-nation aircrew members on proper techniques for water survival. Members of the 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron and the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron combined their efforts to train on swimming, treading water and using various life support equipment for water survival. This training will be ongoing to work with as many local aircrews as possible.