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 Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Koetz

Cyber National Mission Force Mission Video

U.S. Cyber Command

Dec. 6, 2023 | 2:55

The Cyber National Mission Force is the U.S. military’s joint cyber force charged with Defending the Nation in cyberspace through full-spectrum operations to deter, disrupt, and, if necessary, defeat adversary cyber and malign influence actors. CNMF supports U.S. Cyber Command and national priorities such as election security, ransomware, cyber espionage, and other crises while remaining persistently engaged globally and supporting contingency operations. CNMF executes defensive cyber operations abroad as part of the Department’s larger defend forward strategy, deploying more than 55 times to 27 countries and conducting hunt operations on over 75 networks since 2018. Since its inception in 2014, U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force has rapidly evolved to meet the needs of the Nation and has participated in or responded to almost every national crisis the U.S. has faced.