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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.  

 

 

48th FW F-15 Integrated Combat Turn B-Roll
48th Fighter Wing
Video by Airman 1st Class Sierra Casteel
Aug. 5, 2025 | 2:37
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 48th Maintenance Group conduct an Integrated Combat Turn certification on an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft at RAF Lakenheath, England, Aug. 6, 2025. The integrated combat turn is a mission-essential skill that Airmen across aircraft maintenance career fields are trained and certified in to efficiently reload weapons and refuel an aircraft with its engines running, ensuring the aircraft is ready to return to combat environments expeditiously. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Sierra Casteel) More