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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.

 
New Tricks For An Old Dog: Marines with VMA-223 load Air-to-Air missiles onto Harriers
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Video by Pfc. Rowdy Vanskike
Aug. 31, 2022 | 3:44
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 load ordnance onto an AV-8B Harrier II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2022. AV-8B Harrier II jets assigned to VMA-223 were loaded with AIM-120A missiles and ADM-141A Tactical Air-Launched Decoys for the pilots to practice air-to-air combat. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

The following B-Roll Package contains footage of the following:
Marines inspecting ordnance, Marines loading missiles on an AV-8B Harrier II Jet, Marines arming missiles, Marines preparing an AV-8B Harrier II jet for flight, Marines taking off in an AV-8B Harrier

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USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Night-Time Flight Operations
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U.S. Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit return home
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U.S. Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit return home
U.S. Marine from Milwaukee flies in an AV-8B Harrier II jet as an incentive for reenlisting (B-Roll)
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U.S. Marine from Milwaukee flies in an AV-8B Harrier II jet as an incentive for reenlisting (B-Roll)
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U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier conducts aerial refueling certification testing with German Air Transport Wing (LTG) 62 (B-Roll)
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Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 conducts field carrier-landing practice
The AV-8B Harrier Maintainer: Highlighting the hard work of MAG-14 Marines
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The AV-8B Harrier Maintainer: Highlighting the hard work of MAG-14 Marines
U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 maintain AV-8B Harrier II aircraft (B-Roll)
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U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 maintain AV-8B Harrier II aircraft (B-Roll)
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U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 maintain AV-8B Harrier II aircraft (B-Roll)
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