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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.  

 

 

Sage Eagle 25: How Green Berets train the Air National Guard
3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Video by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers
Sept. 4, 2025 | 7:13
During exercise Sage Eagle 25-4, U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) trained hundreds of Air Force security forces personnel with the Air National Guard as an operable partner force. Exercise Sage Eagle is a recurring, battalion-sized, unconventional warfare exercise that validates Special Forces’ ability to train and incorporate partner forces in unfamiliar environments. Sage Eagle’s stressful, realistic training prepares Air National Guard defenders for rapidly securing contingency locations while shifting their mindset towards the operational demands of complex evolving environments. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers) More