39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink looks out of the flight deck of a C-130J Super Hercules while flying over the Indo-Pacific region during the U.S. Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 28, 2025. Meink's trip to the Asia-Pacific region included Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Japan, and Alaska, where he and the delegation visited Airmen and Guardians deployed and stationed throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including those participating in the DLE series, as well as he engaged with international senior leaders. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, middle, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi, look off the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules while flying over Tinian during the U.S. Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 28, 2025. Both Meink and Flosi visited Guam to learn more about the DLE series first-hand and visit with Airmen participating in the exercise. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink looks out from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules while flying over Tinian during the U.S. Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 28, 2025. Meink's trip to the Asia-Pacific region included Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Japan, and Alaska, where he and the delegation visited Airmen and Guardians deployed and stationed throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including those participating in the DLE series, as well as he engaged with international senior leaders. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink adjusts a flying harness chest strap aboard a C-130J Super Hercules while flying over the Indo-Pacific region during the 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 28, 2025. Meink's trip to the Asia-Pacific region included Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Japan, and Alaska, where he and the delegation visited Airmen and Guardians deployed and stationed throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including those participating in the DLE series, as well as he engaged with international senior leaders. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

U.S. Air Force Capt. Josh Simpson, left, a pilot assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, speaks to the Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink while flying a C-130J Super Hercules over the Asia-Pacific region during the U.S. Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 28, 2025. Meink's trip to the Asia-Pacific region included Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Japan, and Alaska, where he and the delegation visited Airmen and Guardians deployed and stationed throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including those participating in the DLE series, as well as he engaged with international senior leaders. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sophia Johnson, a loadmaster assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, performs a preflight engine check on a C-130J Super Hercules during the Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28, 2025. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sophia Johnson, left, and Airman 1st Class Hayden Clark, loadmasters assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, don flying harnesses in preparation for an open-ramp flight aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region during the 2025 Air Force's Department-Level Exercise series, July 28, 2025. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hayden Clark, a loadmaster assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, performs an engine check before takeoff on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the 2025 Air Force Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28, 2025. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sophia Johnson, a loadmaster assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, secures a seat strap on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the 2025 Air Force's Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28, 2025. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sophia Johnson, a loadmaster assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, installs additional seats on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28, 2025. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

U.S. Air Force Capt. Shannon Hunter, a pilot assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, performs a preflight engine check on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28, 2025. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink prepares to board a C-130J Super Hercules before a flight over the Asia-Pacific region during the Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28, 2025. Meink's trip to the Asia-Pacific region included Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Japan, and Alaska, where he and the delegation visited Airmen and Guardians deployed and stationed throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including those participating in the DLE series, as well as he engaged with international senior leaders. The DLE series involves all Department of Defense branches, along with allied and partner forces, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and over 12,000 personnel across 50 locations and 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston)

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39th AS delivers DLE 2025 experience to Air Force leaders

Published Aug. 1, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Tyler McQuiston
Air Mobility Command

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --