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 Staff Sgt. Cambrin Bassett

Dense Urban Terrain LA 21 Mass DECON

46th Military Police Command

Oct. 21, 2021 | 1:02

The 140th Chemical Company from the California National Guard along with the 738th Area Support Medical Company, from the Indiana Army National Guard, conducted mass casualty decontamination training and medical triage with live volunteers at the Ben Clark Training Center, in Riverside, CA Oct. 21, 2021 as part of Dense Urban Terrain LA 21.

From October 17-22, 2021, the Dense Urban Terrain exercise in Los Angeles included over 170 Soldiers from 12 National Guard units and two U.S. Army Reserve with military police, engineering, medical, logistics and HAZMAT-response capabilities.

The Michigan National Guard's 46th Military Police Command (Task Force 46), under U. S. Army North (Fifth Army) provides command and control to units that partner and train with civilian authorities to effectively respond to a significant incident or complex catastrophic event requiring a national effort.

(U.S. Army video by SSG Cambrin Bassett)