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.

MV-22B Ospreys depart JMSDF Kanoya, transport 3rd Recon Bn. Marines in preparation for Resolute Dragon 25

1st Marine Aircraft Wing

Video by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale

Sept. 10, 2025 | 2:47

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing transports Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division from Central Training Area, Okinawa, to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Kagoshima, Japan, Sept. 10, 2025. The movement was in preparation for Resolute Dragon 25, an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and JSDF personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale) More