1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:08,670 --> 00:00:10,670 The department launched its Pacific 3 00:00:10,670 --> 00:00:12,837 Focus department level exercise series 4 00:00:12,837 --> 00:00:15,003 this week in multiple locations across 5 00:00:15,003 --> 00:00:17,226 the United States and Indo-Pacific Area 6 00:00:17,226 --> 00:00:19,003 of responsibility . This DLE is 7 00:00:19,003 --> 00:00:21,003 scheduled to feature 12,000 air and 8 00:00:21,003 --> 00:00:23,226 Space Force personnel and more than 350 9 00:00:23,226 --> 00:00:24,948 bomber , fighter , cargo , and 10 00:00:24,948 --> 00:00:27,114 refueling aircraft . The DLE will also 11 00:00:27,114 --> 00:00:29,226 include space-based and space enabled 12 00:00:29,226 --> 00:00:30,726 capabilities such as space 13 00:00:30,726 --> 00:00:32,892 electromagnetic warfare , space domain 14 00:00:32,892 --> 00:00:34,781 awareness , orbital warfare , and 15 00:00:34,781 --> 00:00:36,948 navigational warfare . The series will 16 00:00:36,948 --> 00:00:39,114 incorporate multiple command exercises 17 00:00:39,114 --> 00:00:41,003 into one overall threat deterrent 18 00:00:41,003 --> 00:00:42,892 scenario , while also integrating 19 00:00:42,892 --> 00:00:45,059 multiple allies and partners to ensure 20 00:00:45,059 --> 00:00:47,392 regional and global peace and stability . 21 00:00:47,392 --> 00:00:49,226 Airman led a theater aeromedical 22 00:00:49,226 --> 00:00:51,392 evacuation system or TASSE exercise to 23 00:00:51,392 --> 00:00:53,226 test and enhance the Air Force's 24 00:00:53,226 --> 00:00:55,392 patient movement capabilities at Scott 25 00:00:55,392 --> 00:00:57,281 Air Force Base , Illinois . TASSE 26 00:00:57,281 --> 00:00:59,281 ensures rapid evacuation of wounded 27 00:00:59,281 --> 00:01:01,281 personnel , enabling safe transport 28 00:01:01,281 --> 00:01:03,281 from forward operating locations to 29 00:01:03,281 --> 00:01:05,448 higher levels of care . The simulation 30 00:01:05,448 --> 00:01:07,670 tested operations across the Pacific in 31 00:01:07,670 --> 00:01:10,003 contested resource limited environments , 32 00:01:10,003 --> 00:01:12,226 integrating innovative technologies and 33 00:01:12,226 --> 00:01:12,169 real world scenarios to sharpen medical 34 00:01:12,169 --> 00:01:14,730 response and mobility readiness . Teams 35 00:01:14,730 --> 00:01:16,786 moved simulated patients through the 36 00:01:16,786 --> 00:01:18,730 full sequence from point of injury 37 00:01:18,730 --> 00:01:20,397 across the Pacific theater to 38 00:01:20,397 --> 00:01:22,452 evacuation back to the US , ensuring 39 00:01:22,452 --> 00:01:24,674 airmen will have the tools , training , 40 00:01:24,674 --> 00:01:27,008 and mindset to perform life saving care . 41 00:01:27,008 --> 00:01:28,897 The Air Force achieved its annual 42 00:01:28,897 --> 00:01:31,063 recruitment goal three months ahead of 43 00:01:31,063 --> 00:01:33,286 schedule , sending nearly 25,000 of the 44 00:01:33,286 --> 00:01:35,286 30,000 contracted recruits to basic 45 00:01:35,286 --> 00:01:34,910 military training , with the remaining 46 00:01:34,910 --> 00:01:37,132 recruits scheduled to begin training by 47 00:01:37,132 --> 00:01:39,410 September 30th . With this achievement , 48 00:01:39,410 --> 00:01:41,466 the recruiting service has built its 49 00:01:41,466 --> 00:01:43,632 strongest delayed entry program in the 50 00:01:43,632 --> 00:01:45,966 last decade , with over 14,000 recruits , 51 00:01:45,966 --> 00:01:47,854 including a record of 750 special 52 00:01:47,854 --> 00:01:49,854 warfare candidates . The department 53 00:01:49,854 --> 00:01:51,854 credits its success to a modernized 54 00:01:51,854 --> 00:01:51,709 recruiting approach , expanded 55 00:01:51,709 --> 00:01:53,709 community outreach , and a focus on 56 00:01:53,709 --> 00:01:55,598 highlighting career development . 57 00:01:55,598 --> 00:01:57,820 That's your look around the Air Force . 58 00:01:57,820 --> 00:01:58,830 I'm Senior Airman Spencer Perkins .