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 Scott Sturkol

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health speaks at award presentation

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office

Nov. 21, 2024 | 3:32

Amy Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, provides comments Nov. 21, 2024, while presenting the 88th Readiness Division’s Hazardous Materials Centralized Management Team with the 2024 Secretary of the Army Environmental Award for Environmental Quality, Individual/Team in building 60 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Edward Tebo, 88th Readiness Division Environmental Division chief, accepted the award from Borman in a ceremony in building 60 at Fort McCoy. Division officials said this the first time in five years the U.S. Army Reserve has been recognized in the environmental award selection process. The award shows Tebo led a team across the 19-state region, building a data base so they could access all their materials with QR codes. (U.S. Army Video by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)