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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.  

 

 

U.S. Air Force C-146A Wolfhound conducts aerial operation as part of EW 25.2
Air Force Special Operations Command
Video by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford
July 24, 2025 | 0:34
A U.S. Air Force C-146A Wolfhound assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command conducts aerial operations as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, July 25, 2025. The C-146A’s mission is to provide AFSOC teams with responsive and flexible movement across theater specific special operations commands and lends that capability to AFSOC’s premier deployment readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Thomas Hansford) More