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.

Welder and brazer Qualification Tests

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District

Video by Monique Freemon

Jan. 29, 2026 | 2:54

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On Jan. 30, 2026, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Far East District’s Mr. Shin, Chang, Engineering Technician for the Quality Assurance Branch (QAB) led a welder and brazer qualification tests for a $43 million satellite communication building at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Candidates welded thick pipes using Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), a process that joins metal with a hot tungsten tip and gas to make a clean, precise weld and brazed 3 inch copper pipes in horizontal and vertical uphill positions, showing they could work in any orientation. The brazing required heating the pipes to about 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. After visual inspection, samples were tested by bending, X-ray, cutting and peeling to confirm joint strength, qualifying the workers, and certifying the welding and brazing processes. Additionally, to recertify for individuals who failed to meet acceptable performance standards or who demonstrated an inability to continue the same welding or brazing process for more than six months. (U.S. Army video by Monique Freemon) More