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Tuberville: “Space Command decision not based off politics. It’s what the American taxpayers want.” U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville talks Space Command By Kate Smith | January 28, 2021 at 6:00 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 6:39 PM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is defending the decision to relocate the United States Space Command headquarters to the Rocket City. The junior senator said the announcement was not politically motivated. Senator Tubervi...

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President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper watch as the flag for U.S. Space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 29, 2019. Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo What You Need to Know About the U.S. Space Command Controversy One of former President Donald Trump’s final acts as commander-in-chief was to announce that the headquarters for the military operation woul...

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Why Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ is the right choice for U.S. Space Command HQ Updated Jan 28, 2021; By Greg Canfield | Alabama Secretary of Commerce The U.S. Air Force’s decision on where to locate the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command has generated controversy, but it shouldn’t have. The Jan. 13 announcement was the culmination of a complex, time-consuming process as the Air Force selection team considered a wide range of key factors related to the Command’s mission, examining wo...

Sen. Martin Heinrich ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sen. Martin Heinrich said many lawmakers were “shocked” at the Air Force’s decision to locate the U.S. Space Command Headquarter in Alabama, and the New Mexico Democratic senator said that Pentagon officials have committed to reviewing the decision. Heinrich, in a virtual meeting with the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning, said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his confirmation hearings committed to reviewing if...

Colorado delegation urges Biden to reconsider U.S. Space Command relocation Durango, Colorado Currently Sat 47% chance of precipitation 54% chance of precipitation 7% chance of precipitation 6% chance of precipitation Representatives and senators list national security as a concern Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 3:03 PM Updated: Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 10:18 PM President Donald Trump watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mar...

Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow/U.S. Air Force Air Force Two carrying Vice President Mike Pence along with the Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, lands on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado on April 18, 2020. When former President Donald Trump’s administration announced it would move U.S. Space Command to Alabama instead of keeping it in Colorado, it took many in the Centennial State — lawmakers, military leaders and businesses alike — by surprise. Peterson Air Force Base in Co...

Published Thursday, January 28, 2021 by Robert Davis | The Center Square (The Center Square) - Colorados congressional delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week calling on him pause relocating the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. "Our national security should be the most important consideration for this critical basing decision. This decision will uproot the service members and civilians currently conducting the mission in Colorado ...

1 of 3 An employee leaves the state operated U.S. Space & Rocket Center which serves as the visitor center for the nearby federally funded NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, in Huntsville, Ala., in 2019. Once known for its cotton trade and watercress farms, Huntsville is the ultimate government town. About 70 federal agencies are located at the Army’s sprawling Redstone Arsenal, and more than half the area economy is tied to Washington spending. The Associated Press Fi...