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. Arthur Wright

New Jersey National Guard SF Response Highlight SABC

113th Wing D.C. Air National Guard

Oct. 11, 2017 | 2:21

Senior Airmen Salvatore Ceraldi and Emanuel Figueroa, both members of the New Jersey Air National Guard performed self-aid buddy care on a St. Thomas resident who suffered an eye injury after the roof of her home collapsed overnight Oct. 11. She immediately sought aid at a DRBS adjacent to the Cyril E. King International Airport, the site of members of the National Guard who are assisting civil authorities post-Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Ceraldi is an EMT medic whose experience aided in ensuring the woman did not loose her eye or eyesight.