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Basing Decision for U.S. Space Command in January 2021 Overruled Advice of U.S. Space Command and Space Force

Frank Wolfe

Friday, June 3rd, 2022

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Basing Decision for U.S. Space Command in January 2021 Overruled Advice of U.S. Space Command and Space Force

The newly finished red carpet on the Peterson Space Force Base flight line on May 26 (U.S. Space Force Photo),

The decision to transfer U.S. Space Command from its temporary headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., to Redstone Arsenal, Ala., contradicted inputs from U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of U.S. Space Command, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, and then Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John Hyten, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). On Jan. 11, 2021, a day before then U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett announced…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]