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.

616th Operations Center | Change of Command

16 AF (AFCYBER)

Video by Manuel Garcia

July 15, 2021 | 0:57

On July 15th, Airmen of the 616th Operations Center welcomed their new commander, Colonel Justin P. Mokrovich, and bid farewell to their outgoing commander, Colonel James F. Weaver at a change of command ceremony held here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Mokrovich comes to the 616th Operations Center after having served, as Director of Cyberspace Forces Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central, in Southwest Asia.

In his remarks, Mokrovich praised the airmen of 616th Operations Center stating that our airmen develop kinetic and non-kinetic strikes in combination using all of Information Warfare to get after the adversary.

The outgoing commander, Colonel Weaver, will be departing to Scott AFB, Illinois as the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Director for Air Mobility Command.

For 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), I am Manuel Garcia. More