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 Lance Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette

Chaplains take part in Jungle Religious Ministry Course

III Marine Expeditionary Force

April 9, 2024 | 7:53

U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Chaplains from across the Department of Defense participate in the Jungle Religious Ministry Course (JREL) at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, April 8-12, 2024. JREL teaches Chaplains basic jungle survival skills, tactical rope suspension techniques, and land navigation tactics to enhance religious ministry skills in harsh jungle environments. This video product was created on May 24, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette)

This video was made with footage from the films “For Thou Art With Me” 1967 by the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Pictorial Branch, “Yuletide Reflections” 1960 by the U.S. Navy's Chaplain Corps and “Colonel Chaplain Holland Hope travels to the U.S. Army special forces camp on Easter Sunday” 1967 as well as assets from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: “Authentic Super 8 Film Frame with Sprocket Hole and Film Edge Flare” by A Oleksii/stock.adobe.com, 16 Film frame authentic film scan by Stas/stock.adobe.com and “Ambient Somber Dream” by Resolute Audio/stock.adobe.com.