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 Sgt. Reece Lodder

Marysville-Pilchuck Football Star, WSU Commit Selected for Marines’ 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl

Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle

Oct. 17, 2014 | 1:31

Austin Joyner, a cornerback for the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Tomahawks and 17-year-old native of Marysville, Wash., was presented his Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl jersey by Capt. William Nelson, the executive officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle, and Sgt. Jeff Otterson, a local Marine recruiter, during an assembly at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Wash., Oct. 17, 2014. Joyner is among approximately 100 student athletes from across the nation selected to participate in the game at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., Jan. 4, 2015. He joins Yakima’s West Valley High School football star Shane Lemieux as the only 2015 selectees from Washington State. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Reece Lodder)