Overview

• Announcing from the Oval Office, Trump said the headquarters will shift to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, with the Pentagon preparing a livestream labeled “U.S. Space Command HQ Announcement.”
• Trump said plans were obstructed under Biden and cited Colorado’s mail-in voting as a factor, fueling complaints that the relocation is politically driven.
• Colorado’s bipartisan delegation vowed to fight the move, warning it will weaken national security, disrupt a specialized workforce and waste billions of taxpayer dollars.
• The Air Force’s 2021 assessment favored Huntsville, while a Defense Department inspector general later said it could not determine why Colorado was selected in 2023.
• A Pentagon watchdog noted it could take three to four years to build facilities matching Colorado’s capabilities, as Space Command carries out satellite navigation, communications and missile-warning missions with about 1,700 personnel.