Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

GPC Key Decisions

USAF Case for Change

Air Force FAQ for Reoptimizing Great Power Competition

“We need these changes now; we are out of time to reoptimize our forces to meet the strategic challenges in a time of great power competition.”

~ Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall

The United States faces a time of consequence marked by significant shifts in the strategic environment. To remain ready, the U.S. Air Force must change.

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.

Today, the Air Force once again finds itself at a critical juncture—an era of Great Power Competition marked by a new security environment, a rapidly evolving character of war, and a formidable competitor. This new era requires understanding its challenges and the attributes needed to succeed.

Embracing change is not a choice; it is a necessity. The Air Force must “reoptimize” into an enterprise prepared for high-end conflicts and long-term strategic competition.

Naval Oceanography attends Oceans in Action and ANTX 2022

Command, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography

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Naval Oceanography working with government, academia, and industry partners participated and co-hosted Oceans in Action 2022 and advanced technology exercise (ANTX), March 7-10, 2022
Oceans in Action 2022, the premier Gulf Coast regional marine technology event focused on emerging technologies was held on March 7-10 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Attendees of the 2022 Oceans in Action & Port Security Summit were able to attend valuable presentations on emerging blue technologies, government programs, and advances in port security.
The Advanced Naval Technology Exercise, or “ANTX,” provides a venue for the exchange of information that is key to this innovation. ANTX is designed to provide technologists with an understanding of the operational challenges faced by the naval warfighter and, complementing that, the naval warfighter with an understanding of developing technologies that might meet their needs.
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary. More