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.

All Hands Update Episode 36

All Hands Magazine

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Brown, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth Lagadi

Aug. 21, 2025 | 1:59

250821-N-KE573-8632 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (August 21, 2025) The USS Gerald R. Ford and its carrier strike group transit the Straight of Dover into the North Sea August 17th, Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group depart Norfolk, Virginia, August 14th, for a regularly scheduled deployment, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its carrier strike group arrives in Guam, August 17th, for a regularly scheduled port visit. All Hands Update, produced by Defense media Activity Headquarters and distributed by American Forces Network, provides Department of Defense personnel and their family members serving outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions a direct source for news updates and other timely, relevant information. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown) More