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.

CFSCC Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Headquarters and Space Operations Center Building

Space Launch Delta 30

Video by Staff Sgt. Draeke Layman

Aug. 2, 2021 | 18:50

The Combined Force Space Component Command hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of its new headquarters building on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Aug. 2, 2021. Following a presentation of a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Wendy Motta, a representative for Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), CFSCC commander Major General DeAnna Burt welcomed guests and spoke of the benefits of having this central location for space operations.
Prior to the opening of this building, CFSCC headquarters and the CSpOC were working out of three separate buildings to accomplish its mission of coordinating command and control of space effects to joint forces and allied partners.
“With today’s ceremony we are finally able to conduct space operations in a central location, with joint, coalition and commercial agencies in this state-of-the-art facility you see behind me,” said Burt. “The refurbishment of this facility was not a small feat. From concept to operational capability it, took approximately seven years and it was truly a team effort to make this happen – across Space Delta 5, Space Launch Delta 30, Combined Force Space Component Command, Headquarters Space Operations Command and United States Space Force staff.” More