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.

Interview with Staff Sgt. Andrew Ricigliano

Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools

Video by Lance Cpl. Paul Kalogeris, Cpl. Andrew King

July 3, 2025 | 4:48

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Andrew Ricigliano, an instructor with Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems School, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, and a native of New Jersey, is interviewed following a combined arms live-fire training exercise involving the employment of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) to deliver munitions on designated targets at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 3, 2025. The event marked the first time munitions were employed from SUAS during a live-fire training exercise on Camp Lejeune, demonstrating the capability of integrating aerial strike capabilities at the tactical level. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Paul Kalogeris) More