Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

“I’m extremely proud of the Space Force and all the good it has accomplished. But, as good as we are, as much as we’ve done, as far as we’ve come, it’s not enough. We are not yet optimized for Great Power Competition.”

~ Chief of Space Operations
Gen. Chance Saltzman

The establishment of the U.S. Space Force was a direct response to threats arising from Great Power Competition in the space domain. Nevertheless, our legacy roots leave us sub-optimized for the security environment confronting us today, and we must finish fine-tuning the service to continue meeting its National Defense Strategy responsibilities

In early 2024, the Department of the Air Force unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in their respective domains while better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition. Through a series of 24 DAF-wide key decisions, four core areas which demand the Department’s attention will be addressed: Develop People, Generate Readiness, Project Power and Develop Capabilities.

The space domain is no longer benign; it has rapidly become congested and contested.

We must enhance our capabilities, develop Guardians for modern warfare, prepare for the high intensity fight, and strengthen our power projection to thrive and win in this new era of Great Power Competition.

Video by Sgt. John Jackson

Keeping Our Honor Clean: FOB Shukvani STP/FRSS (With Graphics)

1st Marine Logistics Group

Sept. 29, 2012 | 3:31

This is part 12 of a series highlighting the work of 1st MLG (Fwd) noncThis is part 12 of a series highlighting the work of 1st MLG (Fwd) noncommissioned officers deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This video package focuses on the petty officers of the Field Resuscitative Surgical System and Shock Trauma Platoon at Forward Operating Base Shukvani. Soundbites from Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Shelton, a corpsman, Navy Lt. Brett Bechtel, an emergency room physician, Petty Officer 2nd Class Katharine Nutting, a surgical technician, Petty Officer 2nd Class, Georgia Reeves, the Shock Trauma Platoon’s leading petty officer, and Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Schoeff, FRSS/STP officer-in-charge. Produced by Sgt. John Jackson, Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan. Also available in High Definition.ommissioned officers deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This video package focuses on the petty officers of the Field Resuscitative Surgical System and Shock Trauma Platoon at Forward Operating Base Shukvani. Soundbites from Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Shelton, a corpsman, Navy Lt. Brett Bechtel, an emergency room physician, Petty Officer 2nd Class Katharine Nutting, a surgical technician, Petty Officer 2nd Class, Georgia Reeves, the Shock Trauma Platoon’s leading petty officer, and Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Schoeff, FRSS/STP officer-in-charge.