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.

2026 ARCYBER/NETCOM Best Squad Competition: Day Two

21st Signal Brigade

Video by Staff Sgt. Amber Smith

April 14, 2026 | 0:33

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Seven U.S. Army Squads assigned to multiple Brigades within U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) and U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) complete several events during the 2026 ARCYBER/NETCOM Best Squad Competition on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., April 14, 2026. Best Squad Competitions are designed to challenge the toughest Soldiers and their cohesiveness as a team by competing against their peers, and themselves, in several events such as the CWSA that are based on physical, technical, and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue. The winners will represent ARCYBER at the Headquarters, Department of the Army, Best Squad Competition. (U.S. Army video by SSG Amber I. Smith) More