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.

Trojan Footprint 26: Exercising Interoperability

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe

Video by Spc. Skylin Simpson

May 27, 2026 | 0:46

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Exercise Trojan Footprint 26 is a multinational special operations exercise led by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe that brings together NATO Allies and partner nations to enhance interoperability and collective defense by performing various exercises in Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland and Romania, May 10 to 21, 2026. Exercises like Trojan Footprint allow U.S. special operations forces and their assets to validate operational speed, lethality, and resilience in contested environments, ensuring strategic and tactical dominance when called. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Skylin Simpson) More