Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

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“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 

Space Force & Air Force announce sweeping changes to maintain superiority amid Great Power Competition

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn
Coast Guard medically evacuates fishing vessel captain suffering heart attack
U.S. Coast Guard District 13
May 30, 2019 | 0:59
A Coast Guard boat crew and aircrew medically evacuate a 55-year-old man reportedly suffering from a heart attack while captaining a commercial fishing vessel, Emerald Seas, 20-miles west of Tillamook Bay, Ore., May 30, 2019.

An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, hoisted the man off the 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Station Tillamook Bay and transported him to emergency medical services at Tillamook Airport.

U.S. Coast Guard Video courtesy of Sector Columbia River.
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