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.

MO Guard TV: Episode 18

Missouri National Guard Public Affairs Office

Video by Frank Wachowe

Nov. 5, 2015 | 26:04

The Missouri National Guard has released its eighteenth episode of "MO Guard TV," a half-hour television program showcasing the efforts of Citizen-Soldiers, Airmen and Family members throughout the Show-Me State. The program, which has a news magazine flair, was developed by Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the Missouri National Guard Adjutant General. His goal for the program is to give the public deeper insight into the National Guard's role at home and abroad.

This episode features the ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Family Resiliency Center at the Ike Skelton Training Site, a look at Mrs. Katie Steele Danner's contributions to the Missouri National Guard's Family Advisory Council, the role of the ESGR, or Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve office, Chief Master Sergeant Joe Sluder's new role as State Command Chief for the Missouri Air National Guard, and a visit to Missouri by Sergeant Major Bryan Battaglia, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. More