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. Oz Suguitan

"No One Can Take Your Character, Integrity, and Professionalism" - Fleet Master Chief Donald Myrick

U.S. Transportation Command

June 8, 2023 | 5:20

U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Donald Myrick reflects about his career and his time at U.S. Transportation Command during an interview June 8, 2023 at USTRANSCOM Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is scheduled to participate in a retirement ceremony in his honor July 7, 2023.

See Fleet Master Chief Donald Myrick's Retirement Ceremony on July 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time:
https://youtube.com/live/Go5gCXFNEm8

U.S. Transportation Command is a unified, functional combatant command which provides support to the ten other U.S. combatant commands, the military services, defense agencies and other government organizations. USTRANSCOM conducts globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives.

For more information about Fleet Master Chief Donald Myrick and U.S. Transportation Command, visit us at http://www.ustranscom.mil

Videography: Oz Suguitan