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.

Behind the Triad Ride Along

Fort McCoy Multimedia Visual Information Branch

Video by Greg Mason

April 25, 2023 | 4:23

In this episode of Behind the Triad, Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Colonel Stephen Messenger is on patrol with Directorate of Emergency Services Police Officer Adam Wright.
Police Officers at Fort McCoy patrol +/- 400 miles of roadway and 60,000 acres utilizing traditional squad cars, electric bicycles, ATV/UTV’s, boats, snowmobiles and foot patrol.
Fort McCoy Police Officers also conduct building security checks, K9 vehicle searches and work at the Installations two main access control points.
The Fort McCoy Police Department have a multitude of different positions to include Game Wardens, Traffic Accident Investigators, Detectives, Police Training Coordinator, Field Training Officers, Police SGT’s and LT’s, Patrol Officers and Public Safety Dispatchers.
(U.S. Army video by Greg Mason, Fort McCoy MVI) More