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 Max Lonzanida

Exhibit Opening at Hampton Roads Naval Museum on 10-8-2019

Hampton Roads Naval Museum

Oct. 8, 2019 | 50:44

Submitted video by Gary Cooper. A final production package of the exhibit opening ceremony held on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the U.S. Navy’s 244th Birthday; and also included the grand opening of the museum’s new exhibit “The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975.” Speaking at the ceremony was Museum’s Director, John Pentangelo; Admiral Christopher Grady, Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command and Rear Admiral Samuel Cox, USN (Ret.), Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command. A special tribute to the U.S. Navy Vietnam Veterans in attendance was also included in the ceremony; with a roll call officiated by Commander Joseph E. Fals, Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG-95). Lastly the production includes some B-roll footage of the exhibit opening and ribbon cutting. (US Navy Video by Gary Cooper/Released).