SERE stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape. It is a military training program to teach military personnel to among other things, survive being captured and possibly tortured. [1]
It is overseen by JPRA, in the DOD.[2]
Psychologists oversaw it [3]
Various branches of the military had their own programs. They had a yearly conference where all those woud get together. [4]
Mayer[]
Mayer quotes an anonymous source talking about James Mitchell and his attitude at SERE. [5]
Mayer claims the CIA asked some SERE people for help in interrogations. She says that 'Mike' knew Mitchell and Jessen. [6]
Senate[]
The Senate Armed Services Committee released a report about detainee treatment on Apr 22 2009. It's called Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody. It mentions SERE.
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Mayer, Jane. The Dark Side, Doubleday, 2008, isbn 9780385526395
Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody, Nov 20 2008, Senate Armed Services Committee
Eban, Katherine (2007 jul 17). "Rorschach and Awe". Vanity Fair.