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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.

 
South Dakota Army National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion commander discusses training event, training at Fort McCoy
Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office
Video by Scott Sturkol
July 17, 2023 | 3:43
Lt. Col. Heath Abraham, commander of the 153rd Engineer Battalion of the South Dakota Army National Guard, discusses his unit's work in a special training event July, 17, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis., in this interview with the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office. Abraham also discusses what it's been like for his unit training at Fort McCoy in July 2023 for their annual training, and he discusses what engineers bring to the fight for the U.S. Army to "Be All You Can Be." (U.S. Army Video by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) More

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2024 MAFFS spring training wrap-up news package
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2024 MAFFS spring training wrap-up news package
Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard aerial fire fighters get certified during MAFFS training
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Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard aerial fire fighters get certified during MAFFS training
Ground crews preparing C-130H aircraft for MAFFS training flights
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Ground crews preparing C-130H aircraft for MAFFS training flights
C-130 aircrews practice aerial wildland firefighting scenarios during MAFFS 2024 spring training
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C-130 aircrews practice aerial wildland firefighting scenarios during MAFFS 2024 spring training
B-Roll of airfield operations supporting 2024 MAFFS spring training
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B-Roll of airfield operations supporting 2024 MAFFS spring training
A Company 1-153rd Returns From Operation Spartan Shield
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A Company 1-153rd Returns From Operation Spartan Shield
South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part VIII
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South Dakota Army National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion commander discusses training event, training at Fort McCoy
South Dakota Army National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion commander discusses training event, training at Fort McCoy
South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part VII
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South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part VI
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South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part VI
South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part V
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South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part V
South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part IV
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South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part IV
South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part III
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South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part III
South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part II
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South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part II
South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part I
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South Dakota National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, supporting units, hold training event at Fort McCoy as part of annual training, Part I
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