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 Airman Sieana Mackiewicz

Not Just Another High School Play

AFN Superstation Sembach

May 19, 2014 | 1:14

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN YOUR GRADUATING CLASS? HUNDREDS?
STUDENTS AT INCIRLIK HIGH SCHOOL HAVE A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY.
SB: JOSEPH GALBREATH, STUDENT DIRECTOR
“I think there’s 50, 60 kids maybe. I know there’s eleven seniors.”
HAVING SUCH A SMALL STUDENT BODY CREATES UNIQUE CHALLENGES. FOR EXAMPLE, HOW DO YOU HAVE A DRAMA DEPARTMENT WITH ONLY 8 PEOPLE?
SB: MS. HEATHER MORGAN, PLAY PRODUCER
“It’s always hard to match up a play with the number of kids you have. Bailee had to play a boy in the play we did last year. We just go with the flow.”
SB: BAILEE ROYER, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
“A lot of cooperation with other students. Keeping a good vibe with everyone is hard sometimes but it helps being so close.”
THIS YEAR, THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT IS PUTTING ON JUST ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL PLAY.
SB: JOSEPH GALBREATH, STUDENT DIRECTOR
“Even when you’re ready for it, you’re still stressed out about it. Cause you’re always worrying, what if I drop my lines? What if someone else forgets my cue line that leads me in? What if, what if, what if.”
SB: MS. HEATHER MORGAN, PLAY PRODUCER
“All of a sudden they’re put in that position and they have to perform, they have to come up with something.”
THIS SMALL GROUP OF ACTORS HAVE LEARNED TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES BY LEANING ON EACH OTHER, BECAUSE IN THE END, THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
REPORTING FROM INCIRLIK AIR BASE, I’M AIRMAN SIEANA MACKIEWICZ.