Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

GPC Key Decisions

USAF Case for Change

SecAF Memo

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.

Guam Army National Guard Soldiers Take Part in M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System Training at XCTC

117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii)

Video by Spc. Aven Santiago

June 13, 2016 | 0:58

More than 2,500 soldiers assembled at Camp Roberts, California to participate in this year’s Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC). The 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is comprised of soldiers from Hawaii, Guam and Arizona to participate and engage in simulated deployment scenarios.

In the video, you will see Guam Army National Guard soldiers in the 1-294th Infantry Regiment take part in M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System training at XCTC.

SOT: SSG Philip Cabedo, 1-294th Infantry Regiment

XCTC is a portable combat training center rotation that can be moved from any state or location that has the capability to support a brigade size element of 2,000 Soldiers and provide platoon and squad sized evaluations. More