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.

944th Fighter Wing builds battlefield skills during Desert Hammer 26-2

944th Fighter Wing

Video by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken, Senior Airman Jacob Dastas, Tech. Sgt. Tricia Topasna

May 3, 2026 | 1:59

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Airmen assigned to the 944th Fighter Wing participate in Desert Hammer 26-2 at Camp Navajo, Ariz., May 1-3. The exercise marked the latest evolution of the wing’s ongoing readiness training, bringing together approximately 150 personnel and joint-service partners to strengthen Mission Ready Airmen skills, accomplish civil engineer Ready Airmen Training, measure aeromedical mission-essential tasks and integrate live aircraft in a field environment beyond home station. The training included airlift, cargo airdrop operations, medical scenarios, land navigation, survival training and mission support functions designed to prepare Citizen Airmen for deployed and austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken, Tech. Sgt. Tricia Topasna, and Senior Airman Jacob Dastas) More