{"id":564728,"date":"2025-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=564728"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:41:05","slug":"19th-aw-mission-partners-deliver-during-dle-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=564728","title":{"rendered":"19th AW, mission partners deliver during DLE 25"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. (AFNS) — \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing<\/strong><\/a> and 913th Airlift Group from Little Rock Air Force Base<\/strong><\/a> teamed up with the 317th AW<\/strong><\/a> from Dyess AFB<\/strong><\/a>, Texas, to work together to meet objectives in the 2025 Department-Level Exercise<\/strong><\/a> series.<\/p>\n

DLE 2025 is a large-scale training event and includes elements designed to test and refine the U.S. Air Force’s rapid global mobility capabilities. This year’s exercise boasts a significant international component, focusing on seamless integration and interoperability with partner nations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command <\/strong><\/a>area of responsibility, requiring swift and coordinated airlift operations.<\/p>\n

With the INDOPACOM theater playing host to the exercise, it presents a complex and challenging environment for participating units, pushing them to their limits in terms of operational tempo, logistical planning and inter-unit communication.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opening phases of any operation are the most challenging,\u201d said Lt. Col. Ryan Vanderneck, 41st Airlift Squadron commander. \u201cTransportation, food, lodging, connectivity, accountability, mission taskings \u2014 these are all things that everyone is trying to work out seemingly on the fly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 19th AW, in tandem with their 317th AW and 913th AG teammates, are playing a critical role in transporting troops and supplies, often working directly with partner nation aircrews and ground personnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe seamless manner in which the team came together is a testament to the way that Herk Nation can ensure mission success in the Pacific,\u201d Vanderneck said. \u201cThe team\u2019s professionalism enabled us to show how we come together, present a united front with our allies and partners and deliver resilient logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n

One familiar experience for aircrew and exercise participants is the team\u2019s contribution to delivering invaluable training to the joint force.<\/p>\n

One of countless examples was the 41st AS providing transport to U.S. Navy<\/strong><\/a> and Marine Corps<\/strong><\/a> members assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five and the Navy Special Warfare Group One, U.S. Naval Base, Guam, as they performed a free-fall jump out of the C-130J Super Hercules<\/strong><\/a>.
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One nuance for the team is the DLE\u2019s emphasis on overcoming communication challenges, forcing teams to adapt and innovate in the face of degraded or unreliable networks and on strengthening partnerships.<\/p>\n

Vanderneck said the team hasn\u2019t missed a beat and continues to push through these types of challenges and credits his team\u2019s \u201cmission hacker\u201d mentality and their ability to deliver beyond his expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen communications fail due to distance or other issues, my Airmen executed within the last-given intent and continue to push the mission forward,\u201d he said. \u201cBy the time communications were re-established, the overall mission was further down the track than I had any right to hope. That is culture in action.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lessons learned from this exercise will be incorporated into future training and operational procedures, ensuring the U.S. Air Force and its allies remain ready to respond to any global crisis.<\/p>\n

For the 19th AW, this is also an opportunity to see command-and-control in action as the wing prepares to shift to a Deployable Combat Wing<\/strong><\/a> construct where Airmen from a single wing train and deploy together as a cohesive unit of action in alignment with the Air Force Generation model<\/strong><\/a>.
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\u201cWhen large volumes of air traffic are moving about, the mission generation force element needs to be that trusted organization that can be empowered to make those decisions at the edge of the battlespace,\u201d Vanderneck said. \u201cThe DCW will fill the gap in localized C2 and operational planning, taking the pressure off the MGFEs and give them the bandwidth to solve the tactical problems that enable us to put the joint force where it needs to be, anytime, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

This exercise is allowing the 19th AW to refine their ability to rapidly deploy and operate as a self-sufficient, integrated combat force, capable of establishing and maintaining air operations in austere environments.\u202f<\/p>\n

\u201cOur comm team put in long hours from the moment we landed to ensure we could operate; it was a small group of three Airmen doing that,\u201d Vanderneck said. \u201cOur operations support teammates likewise drove coordination across their functional areas, providing support where it was needed, before anyone had to ask.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n

The collective effort displayed by these Airmen exemplifies each wing\u2019s commitment to providing rapid global mobility and delivering invaluable training to the joint force and allied nations.<\/p>\n

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