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 Chief Warrant Officer Izzel Sanchez

EA-6B Prowler Squadrons soar together

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

March 1, 2016 | 3:33

Four EA-6B Prowlers belonging to each Prowler squadron aboard Marine Corps
Air Station Cherry Point conducted a "Final Four" division flight aboard the
air station March 1, 2016. The "Final Four" flight is the last time the
Prowler squadrons will be flying together before the official retirement of
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 at the end of Fiscal
Year 16 and the eventual transition to "MAGTF EW". MAGTF EW is a more
distributed strategy where every platform contributes to the EW mission,
enabling relevant tactical information to move throughout the
electromagnetic spectrum and across the battlefield faster than ever before.