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.

Joint Live Fires Training - Talisman Sabre 2025

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Russel Schnaare

July 12, 2025 | 0:22

Gunners from 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and U.S. Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, work together on the gun line at Mount Bundey Training Area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Russel Schnaare, Video captured by Australian Army Private Oscar Hanson) More