Airman 1st Class Joe Trybus and Airman 1st Class Benathan Deman, 66th Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape students, use knives to split wood during a firecraft exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Sept. 17, 2024. Throughout the training pipeline, SERE students are taught techniques to adapt to their surroundings in order to survive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tiffany Del Oso)