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 Claudia Neve

Interview with Spc. Gregory Baughman, 238th Quartermaster (Field Feeding) Company, on 2024 Philip A. Connelly Competition at Fort McCoy

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office

May 14, 2024 | 2:59

Spc. Gregory Baughman with the Army Reserve's 238th Quartermaster (Field Feeding) Company discusses his company's team competition in the 2024 Philip A. Connelly Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., in an interview on May 14, 2024, at Logistical Staging Area Freedom on Fort McCoy's South Post where the competition was held. According to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, the Philip A. Connelly 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." Program objectives include improving the professionalism of food service personnel, thus providing the best quality food service to supported diners and providing recognition for excellence in the preparation and serving of food in Army dining facilities and field kitchen operations. (U.S. Army Video by Claudia Neve, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)