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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.

 
CSTX 78-19-02
982nd Signal Company (Combat Camera) (Airborne)
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U.S. Army Soldiers of the 302nd Inland Cargo Transfer Company practice receiving and acting against an ambush for convoy operation training during CSTX 78-19-02 near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., 12 June, 2019. CSTX is a Combat Support Training Exercise that ensures Army Reserve units are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring capable, combat-ready, and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Christopher Martin) More

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U.S. Army 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion weapons qualification
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Signal Equipment At Fort Dix
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U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion types on a keyboard during Communications Exercise
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U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion types on a keyboard during Communications Exercise
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