What 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.

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Manuel_D 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yud6EFprZeaVDaeQ6

This 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.

	▲	justin66 9 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It's sad how quickly this comment thread went from someone talking about their experience at SERE to... this.

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hedgehog 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They're also wrong. The geographic center (around Ellensburg or so) is also in what is known as Eastern WA (east of the Cascades).

	▲	cbron 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Spokane is Eastern Washington, the college in Cheney is literally called Eastern, its just not a desert.