BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 16-1301
3 AUGUST 2017
Operations Support
SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE,
AND ESCAPE (SERE) PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AF/A3TS
Supersedes: AFI16-1301,
6 September 2006
Certified by: AF/A3
(Maj Gen Smith)
Pages: 67
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 16-13, Survival, Evasion,
Resistance, and Escape (SERE); AFPD 10-30, Personnel Recovery (PR); DoD Instruction
(DoDI) O-3002.05, Personnel Recovery (PR) Education and Training; and DoDI 3002.03, DoD
Personnel Recovery – Reintegration of Recovered Personnel. It applies to all major commands
(MAJCOM), Air National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Direct
Reporting Units (DRU) and Field Operation Agencies (FOA); Referred to as MAJCOMs and
ANG from this point forward. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication
to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for
Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional
chain of command. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are
identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See
AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated
with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the
appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered
compliance items. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate
Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance
items. It defines the SERE function, program responsibilities, and standardization and
evaluation activities. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication are maintained IAW Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records,
and disposed of IAW the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) in the Air Force
Records Information Management System (AFRIMS). This Instruction requires collecting and
maintaining information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, System of Records Notices
