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.

AMC Airmen deploy to Guam for DLE 2025

Air Mobility Command

Video by Senior Airman Victoria Edwards, Staff Sgt. Seth Haddix

July 7, 2025 | 1:02

U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command Airmen deploy to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 9, 2025, for the U.S. Air Force's Department-Level Exercise series. The DLE is a new way of conducting operations in a contested, dynamic environment to build capabilities making a stronger, deterrent force. 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. Seth Haddix and Senior Airman Victoria Edwards) More