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 Tech. Sgt. Ret. Andrew Jackson

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Hawaii Guardsmen Visit Orphanage in the Philippines

State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, Public Affairs Office

July 19, 2019 | 1:07

Hawaii National Guard Soldiers and Airmen recently visited an orphanage in Manila Philippines at the end of State Partnership Program (SPP) exchange.

As the Hawaii National Guards Incident Awareness and Assessment Subject Matter Expert Exchange drew to a close the National Guard Soldiers and Airman took the opportunity to bring some aloha to an orphanage in Manila that has been adopted by the Hawaii National Guard State Partnership Program.

Quote: Tech. Sgt. Tara Macion, Hawaii Air National Guard

The Soldiers and Airmen had gathered various school supplies and other donations from their home units and delivered them to the orphanage. Reporting from Manila Philippines this is Tech. Sgt. Andrew Lee Jackson"