BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 16-1301
3 AUGUST 2017
AIR MOBILITY COMMAND
Supplement
3 SEPTEMBER 2020
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
(CMSgt Filby)
Supersedes: AFI16-1301, 06 Sep 2006
Certified by: AF/A3
(Maj Gen Smith)
Pages: 87
(AMC)
OPR: AMC/A3DT
Supersedes: AFI 16-1301 AMCSUP, 21
August 2013
Certified by: AMC/A3D
(Mr. Brian D. Heriford, Civ, USAF)
Pages: 17
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
