The Department of the Air Force’s senior civilian and military leaders recently unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in both domains while also better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.

In this edition of BLUE, we take a look at how the Air Force is changing to meet the challenge of Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition. From how the service is structured to how service members will be trained and deployed, we examine what’s driving change and how it impacts people.

Click here to view Airman Magazine's latest edition of BLUE: The Call to Change.