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Sen. Hickenlooper Urges Objective Decisions on Future Command Locations

Sen. Hickenlooper Urges Objective Decisions on Future Command Locations
Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, shares his vision for the U.S. Space Force’s first field command, Space Operations Command (SpOC), during a ceremony to stand up SpOC at Peterson AFB, Colo. on Oct. 21, 2020. Force Base, Colo., Oct 21, 2020. SpOC is co-located with U.S. Space Command (U.S. Space Force Photo)

As the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) investigates the Jan. 13 decision by the Department of the Air Force to make Redstone Arsenal, Ala., the permanent headquarters of U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) is urging the Pentagon and the military services to make objective decisions on future command locations. "I absolutely believe whether Space Command ends up in Colorado Springs, or wherever it ends up, a decision be made for national security reasons, and not political reasons," Hickenlooper…

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