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 Jonathan Holloway

Army Introduces Cutting-Edge App to Louisiana Association of Coaches

U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion - Baton Rouge

Aug. 2, 2024 | 3:15

The U.S. Army Game Studio (AGS) arrives to exhibit the
‘GoArmy Edge’ app to the Louisiana Association of Coaches Clinic at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Conference Center, July 15-17.

Developed by the U.S. Army, the app allows coaches to draw plays, coach visually and design drills for players in a virtual environment before taking the field.

“It is a free app that can be accessed by players and coaches all from their phones,” John Mumford, GoArmy Edge Advisor, said. “Coaches have full-control and can draw-up original
plays that are converted into virtual 3D animation.”

Mumford helped the GoArmy Edge app reach optimal functionality as a subject matter expert, having coached football for 40-years; and 14 of those years spent as Defensive Coordinator with Army’s West Point football team.

The GoArmy Edge app presents an advantage for football coaches in adding a virtual element to a team’s training and gametime elements.

“Coaches can download their playbook into the app, while adding drills and plays real-time,” Mumford said.

The function of the app merges needs of football coaches with a style of communication young players understand.

“Players can receive new plays and drills and access their position virtually in first-person that can even be accessed by the Oculus Quest 2 platform [headset],” Mumford said. “While they’re [players] on Tik Tok, Instagram or Facebook, coaches can now send new plays for players to interact with ahead of time.”

For more information to coordinate an interview with subject matter expert John Mumford, the Army’s ‘GoArmy Edge’ Advisor, contact our office or john.d.mumford.ctr@army.mil at
914-506-7637.