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.

NSWC Port Hueneme - Mission Package Support Facility Virtual Tour

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division

Video by Marco Hinahon

June 1, 2021 | 2:40

Welcome to the Mission Package Support Facility (MPSF) in Building 1392 on the campus of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in Port Hueneme, California. The MPSF assists with the Navy’s up and coming Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module Program.

MPSF staff is responsible for maintaining and repairing Mission Module systems and equipment in accordance with Navy planned maintenance systems and repair manuals. Staff members perform that maintenance aboard ships or ashore. The team also loads and unloads the Mission Module systems and equipment into the Mission Package Support Facility in accordance with the In-Service Engineering Agents’ and Technical Design Agents’ installation and removal procedures. The team works with ISEAs and TDAs from other warfare centers like Dahlgren, Panama City, Carderock and Picatinny for technical information and reach-back as needed.

Under the Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office, the MPSF team today consists of personnel in Port Hueneme and the Mission Module Readiness Centers in San Diego, California; Mayport, Florida; Singapore and Bahrain. More