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.

Misawa PACUP - Mass Casualty Aeromedical Evacuation Drill

AFN Misawa

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristopher Haley

July 23, 2025 | 1:00

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force medical personnel conducted a mass casualty aeromedical evacuation drill utilizing a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing during exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, a new way of conducting operations in a contested, dynamic environment to build capabilities making a stronger deterrent force. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, 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. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kristopher S. Haley) More