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 Spc. Joseph Black

Global Medic: Training to Treat our Own

Exercise News Day

Aug. 15, 2019 | 0:41

Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, talks about the medical capabilities of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers training during Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2019. Luckey frequently travels across the country to see Soldiers in the field environment to speak with them about the importance of readiness, both in their military careers but also in their family and personal lives. Global Medic is a strategic, joint and multinational exercise led by the Medical Readiness and Training Command, and it incorporates more than 2,000 troops from all branches of the military, along with several international allies, including Canada, Germany and Britain. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Cpl. Joseph Black)