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.

D.C. Air National Guard fuel the REFORPAC exercise

113th Wing D.C. Air National Guard

Video by Staff Sgt. Natalie Filzen

July 17, 2025 | 0:46

D.C. Air National Guardsmen, 113th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricant flight, use a portable pumping unit to retrieve fuel from temporary tanks and fill the refueling truck as part of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, Jul 18, 2025, on Guam. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Natalie Filzen) More