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.

First French service member to attend Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment Designated Marksman Course

Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command

Video by Staff Sgt. Servante Coba

April 9, 2024 | 0:37

French Staff Sgt. Guillaume Duatriche, a sniper, 1st Infantry Regiment, Republican Guard, discuss his experience about attending the Designated Marksman course at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, April 9, 2024. Duatriche is the first French military member to attend DMC hosted by Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment. Instructors with the Designated Marksman Course trained the Marines to become highly skilled in marksmanship, range estimation, and observation in support of expeditionary security operations and provide security for vital national assets. Marine Corps Security Regiment organizes, trains, and equips anti-terrorism security forces in order to conduct expeditionary security operations and provide security for vital national assets.(U.S. Marine Corps Video by SSgt. Servante R. Coba)This Video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed from Adobe Stock:https://stock.adobe.com/search/audio?k=709714646 More