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.

Interview with Spc. Phillip Jungman - 2021 Olympic Skeet Athlete & U.S. Army Soldier

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit

Video by Maj. Michelle Lunato

May 6, 2020 | 6:19

Spc. Phillip Jungman, a Caldwell, Texas native who is an instructor/shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, was recently selected for a spot on Team USA in the Skeet event for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Jungman started shooting in 4H at the age of eight and excelled in skeet, earning a number of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals on both the national and world level as a junior.

In 2016, Jungman was selected as an alternate for the Olympic Games. That close, but not close of enough spot, made Jungman focus even more on training.

Now, after a two-part Olympic Trial, this Soldier has achieved his dream of making it on an Olympic Team. In 2021, Jungman will represent USA Shooting, the U.S. Army and the entire Nation at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

This interview is some basic Q & A with him. More