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 Claudia LaMantia

Area Support Group – Kuwait visits Grand Mosque, Oct 2022

Area Support Group - Kuwait

Dec. 10, 2022 | 1:17

The Area Support Group – Kuwait Unit Ministry Team, led by Maj. C. Tyler Montgomery, operations chaplain, ASG-KU, hosted a day of cultural immersion for a group of service members and civilians from Camp Arifjan to Kuwait City, Oct. 12, 2022.
They began with a visit to the Amricani Cultural Center where they received a brief on Islam and Kuwaiti customs. The continued with stop to the Grand Mosque where they learned about the Islamic architecture of the building, the acoustics built into the design and a peak into the Amir’s room where the center piece is a replica of the oldest known Koran. The excursion concluded with a lunch stop at the Mubarakiyah Souk for a halal lunch complete with Arabic coffee.
(U.S. Army video by Claudia LaMantia)