Colorado Delegation Statement on Decision to Move Space Command HQ

WASHINGTON - Today, the Colorado delegation sent out a joint statement on the decision to move Space Command HQ out of Colorado Springs, Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama:

"Today's decision to move U.S Space Command's headquarters out of Colorado and to Alabama will directly harm our state and the nation. We are united in fighting to reverse this decision. Bottom line-moving Space Command headquarters weakens our national security at the worst possible time.

"Moving Space Command sets our space defense apparatus back years, wastes billions of taxpayer dollars, and hands the advantage to the converging threats of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The Department of Defense Inspector General's office has reported multiple times that moving the Command will impede our military's operational capability for years.

"Space Command's long-term presence in Colorado Springs has also created a large number of civilian businesses and workers on which the Command now relies. Those people will not simply move with the Command at the military's whim. Many of them will leave the industry altogether, creating a disruption in the workforce that will take our national defense systems decades to recreate.

"Being prepared for any threats should be the nation's top priority; a crucial part of that is keeping in place what is already fully operational. Moving Space Command would not result in any additional operational capabilities than what we have up and running in Colorado Springs now. Colorado Springs is the appropriate home for U.S. Space Command, and we will take the necessary action to keep it there."

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