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 Ivan Skvaril

"RiseUp": NMCB-1 Repairs Guam Resident's Roof

Commander Task Force 75

June 15, 2023 | 1:00

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam (Jun. 15, 2023) Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 assist local Guam residents with roofing repair and construction after local resident's houses sustained major damage in the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar.

This initiative known as the Roofing Installation Support Emergency Utilization Program, or RISEUP, was launched to help temporarily repair metal roofs damaged by Typhoon Mawar and is in coordination with Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense, FEMA, and the Mayor’s Council of Guam.

A Combined Joint Task Force led by U.S. Army Pacific and Task Force West are the DoD representatives supporting FEMA and the governments of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as we continue recovery efforts in the wake of Typhoon Mawar. Commander Task Force West Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and all military installation commanding officers in Guam are diligently working to restore steady state to the bases and dedicate resources to all FEMA mission assignments. Typhoon Mawar moved through the area as a Category 4 storm on May 24, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and high seas marking the strongest storm to affect the island since Typhoon Pongsona in 2002.

(U.S. Navy Video by Public Affairs and Media Support Specialist Ivan Skvaril)