Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to mark the official beginning of USSPACECOM’s move to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. The occasion comes after a five-year battle between Alabama and Colorado to be USSPACECOM’s permanent home.
On September 2, 2025, President Trump settled the issue of where to put the headquarters of USSPACECOM.
Trump reestablished USSPACECOM in 2019 after a 17-year hiatus and Colorado Springs, CO became its temporary location while the Air Force went through a formal base selection process. Several military space facilities are in Colorado Springs so existing infrastructure was available to get it up and running quickly…