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.

Talisman Sabre 2025 Recap

I Corps

Video by Sgt. Rebecca Watkins

July 24, 2025 | 0:56

More than 40,000 personnel from 19 nations participated in Talisman Sabre 25 across Australia, demonstrating combined readiness, joint lethality and Indo-Pacific interoperability, held in Queensland, Australia, July 14, 2025. The exercise included large-scale live-fire events, airborne operations, amphibious landings, cyber defense and multi-domain logistics, showcasing the strength of multinational partnership and collective deterrence. (U.S. Army video edited by Sgt. Rebecca Watkins) More