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.

Caribbean Thunder Weapons Qual Reel

1st Mission Support Command

Video by Staff Sgt. Dustin Reetz

Aug. 2, 2025 | 0:21

U.S. Army troops of the 1st Mission Support Command conduct individual weapons qualification as part of Caribbean Thunder, at Camp Santiago in Puerto Rico, on August 2, 2025. Caribbean Thunder is a 1st Mission Support Command-led and partnered-unit integrated home-station annual training in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands focused on inter-island coordination and supporting Large-Scale Combat Operations. More