“Colorado is the rightful home for Space Command,” a spokesman for Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet speaks on the Senate floor about Alabama U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on top military promotions during a fight between the states over which will get the U.S. Space Command Headquarters.
Last year, after Biden ordered that Space Command remain in Colorado, Rogers oversaw a national defense spending bill that withheld funding to construct a permanent headquarters for the command in Colorado Springs., adding that Trump’s desire to build out Space Force and Space Command — two separate military operations — in the face of global threats requires keeping the latter where it is.As Donald Trump’s reelection to the presidency raises new questions about the permanent home of U.S.
U.S. Rep.-elect Gabe Evans, a Fort Lupton Republican and Army veteran, said his experience in the Colorado Air National Guard underlines his commitment to keeping the command in the state. “Alabama couldn’t win this fight on the merits, so he’s trying to get Trump to overrule our national security and cost taxpayers an enormous amount for the sake of a hometown win,” Hickenlooper said, referring to Rogers. “We need leaders who fight for our national defense first, not just Huntsville’s economy.”
“We will continue to make the case that Peterson Space Force Base is the best place for U.S. Space Command due to cost and our region’s infrastructure, skilled workforce and strong community support essential to the mission,” the El Paso County commissioners said in a statement. “In my experience, such a move would pose unnecessary risk and uncertainty on retention and recruitment of our trained workforce. Based on the nature of the threat and the rapid progress in U.S. Space Command’s operational capability, a move presented a high risk to our mission and force at a pivotal time,” Dickinson wrote.
The command provides combatant commanders with support such as weather monitoring; space control; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; position, navigation and timing; satellite communications; and missile warning, The Gazette previously reported.
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