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 Staff Sgt. Greg Cerny

Around the Air Force: Space Force, AF Housing, Operation Christmas Drop

Defense Media Activity - Air Force

Dec. 11, 2019 | 2:00

Today's look Around the Air Force features Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett on the Space Force and housing issues as well as information on this year's Operation Christmas Drop. Related Links Time to Move Forward With Space Force, Air Force Secretary Says https://www.defense.gov/explore/story/Article/2034790/time-to-move-forward-with-space-force-air-force-secretary-says/ Time to Move Forward With Space Force, Air Force Secretary Says. Barrett said at the Ronald Reagan National Defense Forum, in Simi Valley, California. The Space Force is expected to be a separate service under the Department of the Air Force Senators frustrated by uneven pace addressing privatized housing problems https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2031000/senators-frustrated-by-uneven-pace-addressing-privatized-housing-problems/ Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett insisted to the Senate Armed Services Committee Dec. 3 that the service is moving aggressively to fix chronic problems with privatized housingwhile also acknowledging that the “Air Force owns part of the responsibility” for dangerous and unhealthy conditions. Indo-Pacific partners join Pacific Air Forces for 68th year delivering humanitarian aid to 20,000 people across 56 islands https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2030081/indo-pacific-partners-join-pacific-air-forces-for-68th-year-delivering-humanita/ Indo-Pacific partners join Pacific Air Forces for 68th year delivering humanitarian aid to 20,000 people across 56 islands. U.S. and partner Airmen in Guam are set to participate in the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian mission beginning Dec. 10.