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 Senior Airman Austin Salazar

2nd Infantry Division Headed to DA level Field Cooking Competition

AFN Humphreys

Oct. 22, 2024 | 1:00

Members of 581st Quartermaster Company, 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade setup up a Mobile Kitchen Trailer on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Oct. 17, 2024. The 581st QM Co. team took first place in the Active Army Field Kitchen category for the U.S. Army Pacific Command’s 57th Annual Philip A. Connelly Award Competition earlier this month and is slated to to compete in the Department of the Army competition early next year. The PAC Program is the personification of food service excellence executed by culinary specialists resulting in the presentation of extremely gratifying dining experiences across all Army food service platforms in garrison and field environments, according to its mission statement. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Austin Salazar)