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.

B-Roll Package: C-17 Globemaster III Cargo Offload at Misawa AB in support of REFORPAC 25

35th Fighter Wing

Video by Airman 1st Class Koby Mitchell

July 9, 2025 | 3:10

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing offload cargo including a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. The offload operation tested agile logistics support and contingency mobility, contributing to REFORPAC 2025’s goal of validating joint force readiness across the Indo-Pacific. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, a new way of conducting operations in a contested, dynamic environment to build capabilities making a stronger, more lethal deterrent force. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Koby Mitchell) More