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 Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato

2020 Olympian & Fort Moore Soldier Seeks Second Olympic Berth

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit

March 17, 2024 | 3:30

2020 Olympian, U.S. Army Sgt. Sagen Maddalena, competes at the USA Shooting Smallbore Olympic Trials - Part 3 at Fort Moore, Georgia March 17-19. The Groveland, California native is seeking a spot on Team USA for the 50m Smallbore, or Three-Position Rifle, event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Maddalena, who is a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit International Rifle Team, is already qualified to compete in Paris in the Women's 10m Air Rifle event. If she qualifies in Smallbore, she will represent the Nation in two events. This Fort Moore Soldier competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 50m Smallbore, where she placed 5th. So the 2024 Olympics will be Maddalena's second Olympics as a Soldier.