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.

CORE26 | UK , Norwegian Forces Live Fire Artillery in Norway

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

Video by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin

Feb. 25, 2026 | 7:34

Norwegian Army Soldiers assigned to Battery Nils, Artillery Battalion, Brigade North, fire a K9 VIDAR 155mm self-propelled howitzer alongside British Soldiers assigned to 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery as they fire an L118 Light Gun in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 26, 2026. They fired the guns during a training and media event in preparation for exercise Cold Response 26. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin) More

Department-Level Exercise (DLE) Series

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.

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