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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.  

 

 

1st Cavalry Division 3D drone printing - social media
1st Cavalry Division
Video by Spc. Hector Blanco, Spc. Steven Day, Sgt. Zelika Stewart, Spc. Julian Winston
July 9, 2025 | 0:58
Staff Sgt. Garrett Butts, the NCOIC of the 1st Cavalry Concepts and Capabilities Laboratory, or 1C3, assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, describes his role in the innovation of the division's 3D printing capabilities on Fort Hood, Texas, July 9, 2025. Butts is leading the 1C3 in developing new systems utilizing 3D printing hardware, and bringing these innovations to the 1st Cavalry Division Troopers. (U.S. Army video by 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs) More