WASHINGTON — President Biden finally settled the drawn-out fight over the location of U.S. Space Command headquarters: It’s staying in Colorado Springs, and not moving to Huntsville, Alabama. “Secretary Austin, Secretary of the Air Force Kendall, and U.S. Space Command commander Gen. James Dickinson all support the President’s decision,” Ryder noted. It all started in January 2021 when the Department of the Air Force in the final days of the Trump presidency recommended that Space Command, currently located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, move to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Space Command is responsible for providing satellite-based services to the U.S. military and for protecting those assets from foreign threats. “Huntsville, Alabama was chosen to be the headquarters of U.S. Space Command because it was the strongest location and investigations by the DoD IG and GAO have upheld this decision,” said Rogers.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2023 12:38 UTC