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. Elvis Umanzor

Sierra Leone mother attends Paratrooper’s ninth jump

49th Public Affairs Detachment

Feb. 15, 2018 | 1:02

U.S. Army Pfc. Fatmata Dumbuya, a utility equipment repairer assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, completes her ninth jump out of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft while her mother, who is visiting from Sierra Leone, watches at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 15, 2018. Dumbuya was born in Koidu Town, Konu District, Sierra Leone, and later moved with her family to Freetown. Dumbuya and her mother, Kadiatu Kubra Bah, had not seen each other since Dumbuya left Sierra Leone in 2015. This was the first time her mother attended one of Dumbuya’s military milestones. Dumbuya joined the Army in 2017 from New York City.