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.

Equal Opportunity Advisor Introduction

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

Video by Sgt. Christian Lopez

March 5, 2021 | 2:34

For most Marines, the arrival of the equal opportunity representative (EOR) or equal opportunity advisor (EOA) into their workspace signifies one thing – spy on deck! The stigma that surrounds the resource of the EOR or EOA is one of having to fix and adjust the environment, from pictures and knick-knacks at your desk to stereotypical foul language. This simply isn’t the case. As Marines, we are expected to be professional at all times. As EORs and EOAs, their responsibilities as Marine leaders includes being a resource to help you change the climate within our culture, preventing toxic leadership and a hostile working environment utilizing Prohibited Activities and Conduct (PAC). Every Marine, Sailor and civilian is worthy of dignity and respect. To learn what constitutes a PAC violation, please visit:

https://www.marines.mil/News/Publications/MCPEL/Electronic-Library-Display/Article/1561150/mco-53541e-wadmin-ch/

(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian J. Lopez) More