Overview

• Announcing from the Oval Office, the president confirmed the headquarters move to Huntsville as the Pentagon prepared a livestream for the decision.
• The action overturns a 2023 decision to keep the command in Colorado Springs, which the prior administration said would avoid disrupting operational readiness.
• Trump said Colorado’s mail-in voting was a major factor in his choice, Alabama Republicans applauded the move, and some critics described the shift as political.
• The Air Force identified Redstone Arsenal as its preferred site in 2021, while an April 2025 inspector general report could not determine why Colorado had been selected over Alabama.
• Key details on timing, costs, and workforce relocation have not been released, with Space Command still operating from Peterson Space Force Base with roughly 1,700 personnel.