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 25 Press Conference, RAAF Darwin

109th Air Wing

Video by Tech. Sgt. Madison Scaringe

July 16, 2025 | 13:58

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Shannon Smith, 13th Air Expeditionary Task Force commander, Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Louise des Jardins, Australian commander of the Air Task Group 640.7, and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Goff, Lightning Operations Center, conduct a press conference during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 17, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Madison Scaringe) More