{"id":2047777,"date":"2023-09-28T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-house-armed-services-committee-holds-hearing-on-space-command-basing-process\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:11:14","slug":"watch-live-house-armed-services-committee-holds-hearing-on-space-command-basing-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-house-armed-services-committee-holds-hearing-on-space-command-basing-process\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: House Armed Services Committee hearing on Space Command basing process."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwatch-live-house-armed-services-committee-holds-hearing-on-space-command-basing-process%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=2047777&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>The House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing \u2064on &#8220;Irregularity in Strategic Basing Process for U.S. Space Command&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The House committee \u200bhearing, set\u2064 to take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time at the U.S. Capitol, promises \u2064to be a riveting event as lawmakers prepare to question military officials regarding their controversial choice of Colorado as the\u200d location for Space Command.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses scheduled\u2063 to testify include Air Force Secretary Frank\u2063 Kendall, Gen. James Dickinson, the esteemed head of Space\u2064 Command, and Space Force Chief of Space Operations\u200d Chance Saltzman, all of whom \u2063will face\u2064 intense \u2064scrutiny from \u2064the committee.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-three-things-to-expect-from-bombshell-irs-whistleblower-testimony-wednesday\/\" title=\"IRS whistleblower testimony on Wednesday will reveal significant information about the Hunter Biden investigation.\">highly anticipated\u2064 hearing<\/a> \u200cfollows an invitation\u2062 extended \u2063by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), \u200dthe committee&#8217;s chairman, to the military officers. Rep. Rogers seeks answers regarding the government&#8217;s decision to permanently establish Space Command&#8217;s headquarters in Colorado, rather than in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific criteria \u2062were used in\u2063 the basing process for Space Command&#8217;s headquarters, and \u2064was\u200b adequate consideration given to all possible locations<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h2>The House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on &#8220;Irregularity in Strategic Basing Process for U.S. Space Command&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The House committee hearing, set to take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern\u200b time at the U.S. Capitol, promises to be a riveting event\u2064 as lawmakers prepare to question military officials regarding their controversial choice of Colorado as the\u200d location for Space Command.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses scheduled\u200c to testify include Air\u200d Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Gen. James Dickinson, the esteemed head of Space Command, \u2064and Space\u200d Force Chief of Space Operations Chance\u200b Saltzman, all of whom \u200bwill face intense \u200cscrutiny from the committee.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-cancels-highly-anticipated-hearing-over-title-42-immigration-border-security-case\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Cancels Highly Anticipated Hearing Over Title 42 Immigration, Border Security Case\">highly anticipated hearing<\/a> follows an \u200binvitation extended by Rep. Mike Rogers \u2064(R-AL), \u200cthe committee&#8217;s chairman, to the military\u200b officers. Rep. Rogers seeks answers\u2063 regarding the\u200d government&#8217;s decision to permanently establish Space Command&#8217;s\u2064 headquarters in Colorado, rather than\u2064 in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of Colorado as the location \u200cfor Space Command&#8217;s headquarters has\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-dems-float-mandating-gender-affirmation-for-child-custody\/\" title=\"Calif. Dems propose requiring gender affirmation in child custody.\">sparked significant debate<\/a> and controversy. Various\u2062 stakeholders, including lawmakers and officials from Alabama,\u200b have expressed concern over what they \u2062perceive as irregularities\u200c in the strategic basing process.<\/p>\n<p>Critics \u200bargue that the selection process did not adhere\u200d to fair and transparent principles, alleging that political factors influenced the decision. Lawmakers from Alabama, in particular, feel aggrieved by the \u200bdecision, as their state was considered a frontrunner due to its existing assets and capabilities in the space domain.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rogers, as the committee&#8217;s chairman, has taken \u2064it upon himself to get to the \u200dbottom of these \u2062allegations. Recognizing \u2064the \u200bimportance of Space Command \u200band its role in protecting U.S. space interests, \u200dhe aims to ensure that the \u2062decision-making process was objective and in the best\u2064 interest of\u200d the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The witnesses scheduled to testify\u200b at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-house-armed-services-committee-holds-hearing-on-space-command-basing-process\/\" title=\"LIVE: House Armed Services Committee hearing on Space Command basing process.\">hearing \u200bhold key\u2064 positions<\/a> within the military \u2063hierarchy, and\u2063 their presence underscores the\u200b significance of\u200c the issue at hand. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, as the official responsible for\u200d the basing decision, will\u2063 be questioned on the specific factors and considerations \u2064that\u200d led \u2064to Colorado being chosen over Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Gen. James Dickinson, the head\u2064 of\u200d Space Command, brings his expertise and insights to shed light on the strategic\u200c and operational implications of the\u200b basing decision. Additionally, Space \u2064Force Chief of \u200dSpace Operations\u2064 Chance Saltzman \u2063will \u2062provide \u2062valuable perspectives on the long-term plans \u2063for Space Command and how its headquarters&#8217; \u200blocation aligns\u200c with those\u2062 objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers on the committee are expected to scrutinize the witnesses&#8217; testimonies in \u2064search of any irregularities or\u200c biases that may have influenced the decision. They will \u2062likely inquire about \u2064the specific \u2062criteria used in the basing process, the extent of\u200d political interference, and whether adequate\u2063 consideration \u2064was \u200dgiven to all possible locations.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this hearing could have far-reaching\u200b consequences for the future\u200c of Space Command. Should any irregularities be uncovered,\u2064 it may lead to a reassessment of\u2063 the \u200dbasing decision and even calls \u2062for \u200dthe process to be revisited. On the other hand, if\u2063 the witnesses are able to provide satisfactory\u200d explanations and \u2063address concerns, it could \u200dhelp\u200d restore confidence in the\u2064 decision \u2062and allow Space Command to proceed with its mission without further controversy.<\/p>\n<p>As the House committee convenes to hold this hearing, \u2062all\u200b eyes \u2063are on \u2064the testimony \u2063of these military officials. The\u2062 hearing represents an opportunity\u200c for transparency and accountability, ensuring\u200c that the \u2063national security interests of \u200dthe \u200cUnited States are upheld in the \u2063strategic basing process\u200d for U.S.\u2062 Space Command.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Armed Services Committee will address the &#8220;strategic basing process irregularity&#8221; of the U.S. Space Command in a hearing. Lawmakers will question military officials about their choice to locate Space Command in Colorado. The hearing will commence at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time in the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2047778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2047777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2047777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2047778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2047777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2047777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2047777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}