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 Sean Kief

CSS VSAT Inflatable Satellite Antenna Pumps up Readiness

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command

March 4, 2019 | 0:59

CECOM traveled to Camp Humphreys in South Korea to see how Eighth Army-Korea Soldiers, in particular from the 498th CSSB, were adapting to the new Inflatable Satellite Antenna (ISA) for the Combat Service Support Very Small Aperture Terminal (CSS VSAT), jointly fielded by CECOM and U.S. Army PEO EIS - and to hear what one soldier thought about this lighter, more expeditionary system. U.S. Army Materiel Command. The ISA is an improvement to the CSS VSAT that makes the system more lightweight, powerful and expeditionary.