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 Sgt. 1st Class JaJuan Broadnax

USAMU Soldier competes for a spot on the 2020 Olympic Team

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit

Dec. 8, 2019 | 1:19

U.S. Army Spc. Sagen Maddalena, a Woodland, California native, competes at the Air Rifle Olympic Trials - Part 1 December 6-8, 2019 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Top competitors from across the United States compete side by side in the air rifle discipline for a spot on Team USA in the 2020 Olympics. Scores from Part 1 will be added to Olympic Trials - Part 2, which will also be held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado on February 6-9, 2020.

This b-roll package shows some of the action from the qualification rounds and the finals at the Air Rifle Olympic Trials - Part 1.

Note: Before joining the U.S. Army, Spc. Sagen Maddalena had a distinguished shooting career. She was an eight time All American from 2014 to 2018 with the University of Alaska Rifle team, a World Champion team member in 2014 and 2018, a part of the President’s 100 in 2010 and a Distinguished Rifleman in 2011.