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Biden Decides To Keep Space Command HQ In Colorado, Reversing Trump Admin Plan For Alabama

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Biden Decides To Keep Space Command HQ In Colorado, Reversing Trump Admin Plan For Alabama
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of U.S. Space Comman, speaks with the Kristyn Jones, assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and comptroller, performing the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, at the command's headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. on April 11 (U.S. Space Command Photo)

President Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command’s headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, reversing a Trump administration decision to base the command in Huntsville, Alabama. The Pentagon on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the decision, which was first reported by the Associated Press, stating the outcome followed a “thorough and deliberate evaluation process” and had the full support of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Army Gen. James Dickinson, head of Space Command. “From the start, DoD…

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