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Air Force Names New Locations As Possible HQ for U.S. Space Command

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, November 19th, 2020

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Air Force Names New Locations As Possible HQ for U.S. Space Command

Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command. Photo by Carrie Campbell, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

After revising selection criteria six months ago, the Department of the Air Force named six possible headquarters locations for U.S. Space Command on Nov. 19--Kirtland AFB, N.M.; Offutt AFB, Neb.; Patrick AFB, Fla; Peterson AFB, Colorado; Port San Antonio, Texas, and Redstone Army Airfield, Ala. Four of those selections--Kirtland, Offutt, Patrick and Port San Antonio--were not included in the Air Force's original downselect of possible U.S. Space Command headquarters locations in May last year. (Defense Daily, May 15, 2019). Those…

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