YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN -- U.S. Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 165th Airlift Squadron Flew from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on July 25, 2025. The Department-Level Exercise 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. Through this DLE, 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.