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Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

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“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
 

Air Force & Space Force announce sweeping changes to maintain superiority amid Great Power Competition

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.

 

Kwajalein Atoll-7th Engineer Dive Detachment conduct supervisor training
8th Theater Sustainment Command
Video by Spc. Devin Davis
Jan. 15, 2025 | 1:21
U.S. Army divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, perform a diving supervisor scenario and make port repairs on a pier at the U.S. Army Garrison- Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Jan. 15, 2025. During Operation Deep Blue, divers worked toward earning new certifications to ensure they are trained and ready to lead teams and missions across the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Devin Davis music: Creative Technology Showreel by Pumpupthemind) More


Space Force Great Power Competition

 
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