space command
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Alabama lawmaker tries to push Air Force on Space Command decision
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An Alabama lawmaker is pressing the Air Force for answers on a future permanent home for Space Command and proposing to cut the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force’s travel budget until they are provided. The command oversees military deterrence and defense in space and has been at the center of a political…
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House Armed Services Committee launches investigation into Space Command delay, plans for building changing
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The House Armed Services Committee is launching an investigation into the delay around a decision on a permanent home for Space Command and changes to the requirements for a future headquarters. The permanent home of Space Command, currently in Colorado Springs, has been a contested issue for two years since President Donald Trump announced it…
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Keep Space Command in Colorado, nearly 100 state leaders urge Biden
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With the final location of U.S. Space Command still undecided after more than two years of debate, dozens of Colorado leaders renewed their plea for the headquarters to remain in the state. In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, 94 local politicians, business leaders and military personnel argued that the command should…
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Lawmakers applaud Colorado’s military intelligence gathering amid Ukraine invasion
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Two federal lawmakers and intelligence committee members highlighted the important role some Colorado military installations are providing by gathering and sharing information among friends as Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Denver, and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat who chairs of the U.S. Senate Select Committee…
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El Paso County, city of Colorado Springs spend on federal lobbyists to keep Space Command
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El Paso County is boosting spending this year on federal lobbying focused on keeping U.S. Space Command from moving to Huntsville, Ala. in 2026. The county spent about $33,000 on a partial year of federal lobbying to retain the command last year and voted Tuesday to spend $50,400 this year as part of an annual…
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Role of new Space Command clarified, but permanent site still undecided
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the name spelling for El Paso County commissioner Longinos Gonzalez Jr. America’s new command for space was introduced to Colorado Springs on Monday in a packed Peterson Air Force Base hangar filled with military brass and local politicians vying to keep the unit in town. U.S.…
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Pentagon probing secret Space Command spy satellite program
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Investigators will examine whether a secretive spy satellite program designed to snoop on other satellites in geosynchronous orbit is being properly managed, the Pentagon’s Inspector General announced on Wednesday. The probe into Air Force Space Command’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program will determine if the program meets “quality assurance standards.” “In addition, we will determine…
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US Space Command gets start in Colorado Springs with local general in charge
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The new U.S. Space Command will, at least for now, call Colorado Springs home and Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond will lead it while keeping his title as boss of Air Force Space Command. President Donald Trump announced the general’s nomination Tuesday morning to be “Commander, United States Space Command, and Commander, Air…
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Trump revives U.S. Space Command, likely based in Colorado
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U.S. Space Command was put back in business Tuesday with a memo from President Donald Trump. The memo ordered the Pentagon to re-establish the four-star command, which will likely again call Colorado home. U.S. Space Command was headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs for two decades until it was folded to establish…
