President Donald Trump is shifting US Area Command’s headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, he introduced throughout a press convention on Tuesday. The change reverses former President Joe Biden’s 2023 resolution to go away it in Colorado Springs, the place its momentary headquarters have been established.
In the course of the press convention, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the Home Armed Providers Committee, referred to as Biden’s resolution to maintain Area Command in Colorado “political,” although Trump claimed Colorado’s mail-in poll coverage was a “huge issue” in selecting Alabama.
When requested why the administration selected Alabama for the Area Command, Trump mentioned, “…it simply works, as a result of we’ve a lot else there,” referencing the presence of NASA, SpaceX, and the Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin within the state. He additionally mentioned the Area Command headquarters will “play a key function” in constructing the Golden Dome missile protection system.
Following the shutdown of Area Command in 2002, President Trump handed a legislation to reestablish it throughout his first time period in 2019, starting a seek for its subsequent headquarters. Trump deliberate to deliver the Area Command to Huntsville, Alabama, however President Joe Biden opted to maintain its headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the place Area Command initially fashioned.
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