Stateside Wingmen, aircraft, gather at Yokota to support DLE 2025 missions
U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers, KC-46A Pegasus, C-130J Super Hercules, and C-130H Hercules aircraft stand by for mission operations in support of Department Level Exercise 2025 as part of the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 14, 2025. The DLE is the first-in-a-generation series of exercises encompassing all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, over 350 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)