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 Alexander Payne

DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Hosts Global Information Dominance Experiments

Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

Jan. 30, 2023 | 1:05

The DoD will conduct a series of scaled, Global Information Dominance Experiments, known as GIDE, throughout 2023. Utilizing data collection from military sources around the globe, AI and machine learning, GIDE will help inform how we deliver information to warfighters and senior leaders at the speed of relevance and spur faster decision-making than our adversaries. Learn more about GIDE from the experiment's Mission Commander, Col. Matthew Strohmeyer.

GIDE began Monday and will conclude Thursday with virtual and in-person participants at the Pentagon, multiple combatant commands, and duty stations around the world. The Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO), in partnership with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will host four iterations of the experiment throughout 2023 aligned to the SECDEF’s Joint Warfighting Concept and the JADC2 Implementation Strategy. Stay connected for experiment outputs and information on upcoming 2023 GIDE iterations.