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.

RAAF and U.S. mobility Airmen load KC-46 during Talisman Sabre 25

Air Mobility Command

Video by Staff Sgt. Alex Lowe

July 24, 2025 | 3:29

Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command and the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 13 Squadron load equipment onto a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Alex Lowe) More