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.

US - Royal Thai Partners Kick Off Hanuman Guardian 26

205th Theater Public Affairs Support Element

Video by Staff Sgt. Tamie Norris

March 8, 2026 | 2:28

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The U.S. Army and Royal Thai Army kick off Hanuman Guardian 26 with an opening ceremony including formal military drills, speeches from U.S. Army Col. Christopher Nunn, commander 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division and Col. Chalermkiat Sirisomboon commander of the RTA 112th Infantry Regiment, and honors to both nation’s anthems, in Lopburi, Thailand on March 9, 2026.

Exercise Hanuman Guardian 26 is a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Army and the Royal Thai Army in the Kingdom of Thailand. Now in its 17th year, the exercise enhances readiness through realistic training while reinforcing the enduring U.S.–Thailand alliance, one of America’s oldest partnerships, dating back to 1833, and a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Tamie Norris)

Runtime - 02:28:06

00:00:00 Wide Shot - Opening Ceremony
00:07:20 Medium Shot - Opening Ceremony
00:11:24 Medium Shot - Soldier announces Attention/Present Arms
00:19:01 Close Shot - U.S. Soldier Salutes
00:23:08 Medium Shot - Thai Army formation
00:29:24 Wide Shot - Thai Army formation
00:38:06 Close Shot - Thai Army Soldier face in formation listening to speech
0049:17 Close Shot - Hanuman Guardian patch in Thai formation
00:56:09 Wide Shot - both armies formations pan
01:05:27 Medium Shot - U.S. Commander speech
01:16:21 Medium Shot - raising U.S. flag
01:26:06 Wide Shot - raising U.S. flag
01:33:12 Close Shot - raising Thai flag
01:35:27 Wide Shot - raising Thai flag
01:41:17 Wide Shot - both flags and formation in background of ceremony
01:53:00 Wide Shot - U.S. flag
01:57:22 Wide Shot - ceremony stage pans to formations dispersing
02:13:02 Wide Shot - Thai Army ending chant More