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.

Fighting Zebra Mussel Invasion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

Video by Michael Glasch

May 23, 2019 | 2:30

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Since 2015 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District's Gavins Point Project has been under attack from zebra mussels. UAACe's Mike Glasch shows us how they are fighting off the invasive specises.

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The UV system has a 99 percent effective rate in controlling and killing off the zebra mussel population. However, the main source of zebra mussel contamination is through boaters transferring them from one water source to another.
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Boaters can help curtail the spread of zebra mussels by:
• Thoroughly inspecting boat and trailer, removing any aquatic weeds and scrape off and throw away any suspected mussels.
• Drain all water from boat and equipment before leaving the lake or pond.
• Do not reuse any live bait that has contacted infested water.
• Thoroughly rinse and dry boats, motors and trailers. More