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Picked this up a few weeks ago in a box full of misc. patches. I recognize that it is for SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) school. According to the website, the SERE Arch was approved in 1949 and is still worn today (see photo). I would appreciate any insight on the timeframe of its use or any other information that you could provide.

 

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this patch is from the 336th Training Group, US Air Force Survival School out of Fairchild AFB. The SERE Specialist is the most recent one

336th lineage:

-3636th Combat Crew Training Group (Survival) 1966-1971

-3636th Combat Crew Training Wing (Survival) 1971 - 1993

-336th Crew Training Group 1993-1994

-336th Training Group 1994 - present

 

SERE instructor training is done by the 66th Training Squadron which is assigned to the 336th out of Fairchild AFB. the squadron has 2 detachments that are out of Eielson AFB (Det.1) and NAS Pensacola (Det. 2).

 

here are some more tabs and patches

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I have the USAF water school,and (I think)one SERE patch with the knife on it,which if I remember right,was foreign made(maybe P.I?)

I'll have to dig through my stuff and find it again.Did'nt they have several school locations,one for the Pacific,Atlantic,etc...?I seem to remember something about the Philippines

and Panama,but I may be getting mixed up with some Army schools.

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I picked one of those OD tabs up a few years back at a gun show, thought it was pretty cool then. Met a couple of those instructors at Brooks AFB when I was there in 08.

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I have the USAF water school,and (I think)one SERE patch with the knife on it,which if I remember right,was foreign made(maybe P.I?)

I'll have to dig through my stuff and find it again.Did'nt they have several school locations,one for the Pacific,Atlantic,etc...?I seem to remember something about the Philippines

and Panama,but I may be getting mixed up with some Army schools.

 

the one with the knife on it is from the USAF Academy

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I have the USAF water school,and (I think)one SERE patch with the knife on it,which if I remember right,was foreign made(maybe P.I?)

I'll have to dig through my stuff and find it again.Did'nt they have several school locations,one for the Pacific,Atlantic,etc...?I seem to remember something about the Philippines

and Panama,but I may be getting mixed up with some Army schools.

 

back in the 1960's the 3636th had there Tropical Survival School stationed at Albrook AFB Panama. and back in the 1960's, 1970's the 3636th had there Jungle Survival School (3614th CCTS) at Clark AB Philippines.

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back in the 1960's the 3636th had there Tropical Survival School stationed at Albrook AFB Panama. and back in the 1960's, 1970's the 3636th had there Jungle Survival School (3614th CCTS) at Clark AB Philippines.

 

Thanx Mark for the info! :)

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