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.

REEL: Sky Soldiers Arrive in Türkiye for Agile Spirit 25, Begin Multinational Airborne Operations

173rd Airborne Brigade

Video by Courtesy

July 20, 2025 | 0:19

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, arrive at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, July 20, 2025, to participate in Agile Spirit 25. From the skies over Türkiye to the training grounds of Georgia, the Sky Soldiers demonstrate that readiness knows no borders. Agile Spirit 25 enhances interoperability, builds readiness, and reinforces the U.S. commitment to regional security alongside NATO allies and partners.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward stationed in Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build readiness and strengthen the alliance.

(U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Koby I. Saunders; edited by Capt. Jennifer French. Music: "Cinema (with Boda)" by Judah Earl, released 2024 via Musicbed) More