Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

GPC Key Decisions

USAF Case for Change

SecAF Memo

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.

Central Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (CALETA) First Graduating Class Ceremony

Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office

Video by Spc. Stephen Wright

May 26, 2017 | 15:42

Officers and Deputies from various departments and agencies across central Arkansas walked across the stage today as they graduated from the Central Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy's (CALETA) 13 week Basic Police Course on May 26, at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Ark.

The class, 2017-A, was the first class to graduate from the newly opened CALETA. The key note speaker was Maj. Gen. Mark H. Berry, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard, and he touched on topics such as officer safety, family, and appreciation for these newly graduated Law Enforcement Officers.

INVOCATION: EMILY WYLIE - OFFICER, CONWAY POLICE DEPARTMENT

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION - JAMI COOK - DIRECTOR,
COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING (CLEST)

OPENING REMARKS: BERNIE MOSLEY - TRAINING SUPERVISOR, CALETA

CLASS SPEAKER: C.J. JACOBY - OFFICER, JACKSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

GUEST SPEAKER: MAJ. GEN. MARK H. BERRY - THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD

CALETA is a basic training course for Arkansas Law Enforcement Officers and it is located on the Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Ark.

31 Law Enforcement Officers, primarily from the central Arkansas area, graduated from the academy.

(U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Stephen Wright) More