In its statement on Monday, the Pentagon said Biden had decided to put the headquarters of the agency in Colorado Springs because it “ensures peak readiness in the space domain for our nation during a critical period.”
“It will also enable the command to most effectively plan, execute, and integrate military space power into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression and defend national interests,” the Pentagon continued.
Tuberville’s office provided CNA with a statement in which the senator accused the Biden administration of “politiciz[ing]” the military and “putting Space Command headquarters in a location that didn’t even make the top three [candidate cities].”
“The top three choices for Space Command headquarters were all in red states — Alabama, Nebraska, and Texas,” Tuberville said. “Colorado didn’t even come close.”
The senator deemed it “shameful that the administration waited until Congress had gone into recess and already passed next year’s defense budget before announcing this decision.”
Calling the decision a “disastrous mistake,” Tuberville vowed: “This is absolutely not over.”