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.

Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Bruce W. Carter remains moved to Arlington National Cemetery

U.S. Southern Command

Video by John Ciccarelli

Oct. 30, 2020 | 7:02

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The remains of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Pfc. Bruce W. Carter departs Miami International Airport Oct. 30, 2020, en route to Arlington National Cemetery, where Carter will be interred with military honors Nov. 4, 2020.

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The remains of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Pfc. Bruce W. Carter departs Miami International Airport Oct. 30, 2020, en route to Arlington National Cemetery, where Carter will be interred with military honors Nov. 4, 2020. Carter received the Medal of Honor posthumously for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, while serving in the Quang Tri Province, Vietnam August 7, 1969. His Medal of Honor citation is available at www.cmohs.org/recipients/bruce-w-carter.
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