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.

USS Iwo Jima returns home from 10 month deployment

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Miller

June 6, 2026 | 0:28

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U.S. Sailors man the rails and raise the ensign aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as they return to Naval Station Norfolk following a 10-month deployment with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG), June 6, 2026. Iwo Jima, the flagship of the IWO ARG, deployed to the Caribbean in support of U.S. Southern Command, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph T. Miller) 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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