We discuss Air Force SERE Specialists, a career field in the United States Air Force that not many people know about. Contrary to popular belief, the Air Force has more to it than planes.

Air Force Special ... airmen are the ideal force for personnel recovery and combat search and rescue. A PJ's primary function is as a personnel recovery specialist, with emergency medical ...

But an Air Force Times analysis of the service’s safety data found that even as the number of airborne mishaps has plateaued, a spike in maintenance-related incidents has cost the Air Force ...

When Tiffany Zaloudek walked into a recruiter’s office, she was ready to deal with the overt sexism of being told that becoming a SERE Specialist in the Air Force was too hard for a woman.

Another defense official said the failure was for “non-compliance vehicle and equipment safety inspections.” Colonel Brus E. Vidal, director of public affairs at the Air Force Global Strike ...

“I would just go all out,” Zaloudek, who now holds the distinction of being the first female survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialist to earn the Air Force’s highest ...

“I’ve talked about it a lot with my family already, even with it far away,” the junior Air Force safety said. “If I ever got the opportunity to coach, I would not hesitate. I love coaching.

The sight, sound and reality of 24 C-17s taking off in 16 minutes was meant to send a message about an Air Force seen as struggling ... have to be one of my port specialists.