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.

USS Iwo Jima Deployment Operations Social Media Reel

USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Miller

Sept. 23, 2025 | 0:57

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2025) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) conducts a live-fire exercise, flight operations, and executes amphibious operations as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group’s (IWO ARG) 2025 deployment. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph T. Miller) More