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.

86th AES strengthens NATO medical readiness during mock evaluation B-Roll

86th Airlift Wing

Video by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo

Nov. 19, 2025 | 2:42

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provide support to NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine Medical Evaluation Course students during a five-day course designed to develop certified medical evaluators at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 20, 2025. The mock evaluation brought students from 11 nations onto the Ramstein flight line, where they observed how a fully configured aeromedical evacuation mission would be prepared, staffed and assessed during a real-world NATO operation. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo) More