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.

436th AMXS Trains for CBRN Readiness in Pacific Push

Air Mobility Command

Video by Staff Sgt. Victoria Cowan

July 16, 2025 | 1:59

Airmen assigned to the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dawn their Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear for training to improve operational proficiency and enhance readiness for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat scenarios at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai’i, July 16, 2025. This training is part of the larger U.S. Air Force Department-Level Exercise series, which demonstrates and tests rapid deployment into theater at speed and scale. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Victoria Cowan) More