{"id":1939169,"date":"2023-05-26T18:40:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939169"},"modified":"2023-05-26T18:44:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:44:28","slug":"gop-seeks-explanation-for-delayed-space-command-hq-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-seeks-explanation-for-delayed-space-command-hq-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP seeks explanation for delayed Space Command HQ selection."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-seeks-explanation-for-delayed-space-command-hq-selection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939169&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Controversy Surrounding the Relocation of SPACECOM Headquarters<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>Get ready for some political drama! Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Al.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is demanding answers from the Pentagon over delays in selecting the new headquarters for the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM).<\/p>\n<p>The location of the SPACECOM headquarters has been a point of contention in recent years. The current headquarters are located at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. However, on January 13, 2021, the Space Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceforce.mil\/News\/Article\/2471514\/secaf-selects-huntsville-alabama-as-preferred-location-to-host-usspacecom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> the headquarters would be relocated to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to relocate SPACECOM to Huntsville came in the final days of Donald Trump\u2019s presidential term. The pause on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gay-palestinian-beheaded-and-paraded-through-west-bank-streets-in-sickening-display\/\" title=\"Gay Palestinian Beheaded And Paraded Through West Bank Streets In Sickening Display\">relocation process<\/a> has persisted under President Joe Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>The delay in relocating SPACECOM to Huntsville has led Rogers and fellow Alabama Republican Rep. Dale Strong (R-Al.) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-seeks-explanation-for-delayed-space-command-hq-selection\/\" title=\"GOP seeks explanation for delayed Space Command HQ selection.\">allege political pressure<\/a> has altered the course of the project.<\/p>\n<p>On May 19, Rogers sent a letter (<a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/sites\/republicans.armedservices.house.gov\/files\/letter_to_sec._kendall_re_spacecom_selection_fm_rb_gg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, demanding they provide documentation that may explain the delay in the SPACECOM relocation process.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers specifically asked the military officials for any documents or communications with any officials in the Biden Administration concerning SPACECOM Headquarters and any documents pertaining to a new announcement on where SPACECOM will be relocated.<\/p>\n<h3>Was SPACECOM Decision \u2018Politically Motivated\u2019?<\/h3>\n<p>Several political leaders in Colorado decried the Trump-era decision to move SPACECOM out of their state, including Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, Republican Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers and Republican Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports that the in-depth military process found Colorado Springs to be the best location for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-commander-we-must-assume-very-real-possibility-that-we-may-need-to-use-nukes-against-china-russia\/\" title=\"Top U.S. Commander: We Must Assume \u2018Very Real Possibility\u2019 That We May Need To Use Nukes Against China, Russia\">military readiness<\/a> and cost and recommended Colorado to the President only to be overruled for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-82-of-likely-voters-oppose-political-prosecution-of-steve-bannon-james-okeefe\/\" title=\"Poll: 82% of Likely Voters Oppose Political Prosecution of Steve Bannon, James O'Keefe\">politically motivated reasons<\/a> are deeply concerning,\u201d Polis and Democratic Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera said in a January 13, 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/governor\/news\/3971-statement-space-command-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Denver Post reported that Suthers said Trump led the decision to relocate SPACECOM to Alabama and suggested he did so to reward Republican members of the Alabama congressional delegation who supported his challenges to the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Defense Inspector General investigated the SPACECOM basing decision and, in a May 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodig.mil\/reports.html\/article\/3027137\/evaluation-of-the-air-force-selection-process-for-the-permanent-location-of-the\/\">report<\/a>, determined the DoD \u201ccomplied with law and policy, and was reasonable in identifying Huntsville as the preferred permanent location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June 2022, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-22-106055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a>, which concluded that \u201cthe January 2021 selection of Redstone Arsenal as the preferred location for U.S. Space Command headquarters was consistent with the Air Force\u2019s analysis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Was the decision to relocate SPACECOM politically motivated? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Al.), head of the House Armed Services Committee, is pressing the Pentagon for explanations on the delay in choosing a new site for the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters. The location of the SPACECOM headquarters has been a contentious issue in recent times. 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