Department-Level Exercise (DLE) Series

Through this series, the Department of the Air Force is preparing to be a stronger, more lethal deterrent force, to provide an advantage against competitors and adversaries across all domains, and to ensure regional stability in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

The DLE series will incorporate multiple command exercises into one overall threat deterrence scenario, including Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), Resolute Space, Mobility Guardian, Emerald Warrior and Bamboo Eagle 25-3.

It will also integrate multiple allies and partners in specific component exercises with shared interests. Partner integration is critical to U.S. efforts to ensure regional and global peace and stability and provides a decisive advantage against complex threats.

1-186 Infantry "Guardians" MEDEVAC 101 Training with HH-60 Black Hawk

Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office

Video by Maj. Wayne Clyne

July 13, 2025 | 1:04

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment "Guardians" participate in MEDEVAC 101 training with an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, at Grants Pass Airport, July 13, 2025. The comprehensive training included aviation crew instruction on MEDEVAC procedures, cold loading and hot loading techniques for medical evacuation operations, and concluded with a dramatic hoist operation demonstration showcasing the aircraft's rescue capabilities. The collaboration between Salem-based aviation and infantry Soldiers demonstrates the life-saving skills that Oregon National Guard members bring to emergency response operations while serving their communities part-time. Oregon National Guard - Military service of choice for Oregonians. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs) More