REFORPAC 2025: International team conducts Air Force’s largest Pacific contingency-response exercise
A loadmaster assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, observes engine start procedures on a C-130H Hercules at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base in Cheyenne, Wyo., July 7, 2025. The unit is participating in Mobility Guardian 2025 and Resolute Force Pacific, both part of the Department of the Air Force’s month-long, Pacific-focused Department-Level Exercise series. The DLE integrates multiple major exercises—Mobility Guardian, REFORPAC, Resolute Space, Emerald Warrior and Bamboo Eagle 25-3—and includes allied and partner nation participation in component events with shared security interests. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jon Alderman)