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.

MOGuard TV - Episode 3, W/o Lower Thirds

Missouri National Guard Public Affairs Office

Video by Staff Sgt. Joshua Mickels, Missouri National Guard, Sgt. Mark Owen, Capt. John Quin, Dana Smith, Maj. Tamara Spicer

April 4, 2014 | 24:02

The Missouri National Guard has released its third episode of MOGuard TV, a half hour television program showcasing the efforts of Citizen-Soldiers, Airmen and Family members throughout the Show Me State. The program, which is the brainchild of Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the Adjutant General, is meant to give the public insight into the National Guard's role at home and abroad.

This episode of MOGuard TV spotlights a Missouri National Guardsmen who participates in mixed martial arts, another who has an unorthodox civilian job, and a visit from Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody at a Missouri military installation. This episode also features a look at the Missouri National Guard's oldest facility, Jefferson Barracks.

Any television stations wishing to air the program as public affairs programming is encouraged to download it here. More