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.

Force-on-Force Training: U.S. Army 2d Cavalry Regiment integrates new technology and equipment with allied forces

U.S. Army V Corps

Video by Sgt. Joseph Honce

May 8, 2026 | 2:24

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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, participate in force-on-force training during Project Flytrap 5.0 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 8, 2026. Project Flytrap is a counter-unmanned aerial system exercise designed to integrate emerging technologies and inform future Army requirements and doctrine. From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will conduct Project Flytrap as part of a series of linked exercises, including Sword 26, Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response, which transform experimentation into capability. During Project Flytrap, Soldiers integrate counter-unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move, decide, and fight more effectively across all domains. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Joseph Honce)

Time Stamps:
Soldiers in woods: 00:00-00:004
Soldier prepping drone 00:04-00:15
Soldier flying a drone 00:15- 00:23
Drone in air 00:23-00:29
Soldier flying drone 2nd angle 00:29-00:33
Solder flying drone 3rd angle 00:33-00:41
Soldier putting drone away 00:41-00:49
Soldiers pulling security in woods 00:49-00:55
Soldiers pulling security in woods second angle 00:49-00:59
Soldiers assaulting enemy position 00:59-01:05
Soldiers assaulting enemy position second angle 01:05-01:11
Soldiers assaulting enemy position angle 3 01:11-01:16
Sniper in woods 01:16-01:22
Soldiers moving along road 01:22-01:30
Second angle of soldiers on road 01:30-01:37
Soldier in woods 01:37-01:42
Soldier prepping drone 01:42-01:50
Soldiers prone in woods 01:50-01:56
Soldier on raido in woods 01:56-02:05
Soldier flying drone 02:05-02:11
Soldier holding drone as it takes off 02:11-02:15
Soldiers moving through woods 02:15-02:24 More