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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.  

 

 

35th Fighter Wing and JASDF medics strengthen joint readiness during exercise Resolute Force Pacific
35th Fighter Wing
Video by Senior Airman Patrick Boyle
July 22, 2025 | 2:56
U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) medics triage and stabilize simulated patients during a bilateral aeromedical evacuation training event in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2025. The event simulated a mass casualty scenario, allowing U.S. and Japanese medical personnel to refine emergency coordination and patient movement procedures. REFORPAC is part of the Department-Level Exercise (DLE) series, a large-scale, joint and multinational effort designed to validate warfighter readiness across a dynamic Indo-Pacific battlespace. The DLE series integrates over 12,000 participants, 400 aircraft, and 50 locations, reinforcing allied and partner interoperability in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Patrick Boyle) More