Washington indeed has a giant desert but it's in the middle fwiw, the SERE school is in Spokane
replySpokane is in the Eastern arid region of the state.
replyWhat an absolutely pointless thing to get pedantic about. Put "spokane washington" into Google images and tell me if that looks like a desert to you.
replyhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/Yud6EFprZeaVDaeQ6
replyThis is the view outside of Fairchild AFB, which runs the training course in question.
Wikipedia reports that Spokane has a Mediterranean climate, as does Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province where this F-15 is reported to have been shot down.
They're also wrong. The geographic center (around Ellensburg or so) is also in what is known as Eastern WA (east of the Cascades).
replySpokane is Eastern Washington, the college in Cheney is literally called Eastern, its just not a desert.
replySpokane is not desert. Even surrounding territory is more plains. Some desert military training happens at Yakima much further west.
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