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 Staff Sgt. Angel Oquendo

PRANG delivers supplies to nuns and children in Puerto Rico

156th Wing

Oct. 25, 2017 | 6:32

B-roll stringer of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard delivering food and water to nuns and children in the municipality of Cidra after Hurricane Maria. Members of the PRANG's 156th Airlift Wing and Iowa ANG's 132nd Airlift Wing discuss the mission at Muñiz ANG Base. The Airmen pick up the supplies from a FEMA distribution station in Caguas and deliver them to Centro Acogida y Sostén Agustino (C.A.S.A.), a shelter for young boys managed by nuns, and to the Monasterio Santa Clara de Cidra (Saint Clare Monastery of Cidra). The Air and Army National Guard continues to assist the residents of Puerto Rico affected by the devastating hurricane which hit the U.S. territory on Sept. 20. (U.S. Air National Guard Video by Staff Sgt. Angel Oquendo)