Does a comment President Donald Trump made at the White House picnic on Friday confirm U.S. Space Command headquarter’s move to Huntsville?
A former Colorado state representative and Republican party chairman seems to think so, referring
to a post on X from Patriot Takes from the picnic in an email.
In the post on X, the president tells unidentified people “Because I’m moving it to Alabama. We’re working on it.”
The former representative and party chairman – Dave Williams – wrote a letter to the president in March saying he supported reversing former President Joe Biden’s decision to place U.S. Space Command in Colorado and instead reaffirming Trump’s previous decision by returning it to Alabama.
He called Biden’s decision “political.”
“While the State Party is proud that Colorado Springs has long played a vital role in our nation’s defense, the integrity of our national security decisions must take precedence over political maneuvering,” Williams wrote on March 28. “President Biden’s move to keep Space Command in Colorado was clearly a political calculation aimed at rewarding Colorado’s radical abortion laws—not a decision grounded in national defense priorities.”
He told the president his (Trump’s) leadership recognizes that national security “cannot be compromised for the sake of advancing radical leftwing agendas, which ultimately endangers fellow Americans.”
“If your administration determines that basing Space Command in Alabama better serves the interests of our armed forces and national defense, then I trust that decision and stand behind it,” Williams wrote. “What’s good for national security is ultimately what’s good for Colorado—and for America.”
Huntsville City Councilman Bill Kling said city leaders were told in a visit to Washington, D.C., by congressional leaders that a decision on the headquarters would be made by the end of last month. U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Monrovia, and U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt said they expected an announcement soon after the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee as Air Force secretary.
Strong – who represents north Alabama’s 5th Congressional District – said in May that a relocation of Space Command could mean 1,700 direct jobs and an additional 3,000 spinoff jobs in north Alabama.
A recent review by congressional auditors finds U.S. Space Command is struggling with hiring and headquarters construction almost 18 months after it declared itself operationally ready.
The report released in May by
the Government Accountability Office
finds Space Command’s headquarters operates out of four facilities in Colorado Springs, Colo. – only two of which are on secure military installations – and remains well short of its civilian staffing needs.
“Officials told us … the Command requires military construction of a permanent, purpose-built facility that is better suited to meet its unique power, information technology, square footage, and security needs,” auditors wrote.
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