Washington (BN24) – President Donald Trump will announce Tuesday that U.S. Space Command headquarters will relocate from Colorado to Alabama, overturning a Biden-era decision that kept the command at its temporary base in Colorado Springs, according to two people familiar with the plans.
Trump is scheduled to speak in the afternoon, and the Pentagon has set up a livestream of the event titled “U.S. Space Command HQ Announcement.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described it as “an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense,” but did not confirm the location in advance.
The decision comes after years of political and military debate over where the command should be permanently located. Both Alabama and Colorado aggressively lobbied to secure the headquarters, citing economic benefits and national security implications.
Huntsville, Alabama, widely known as “Rocket City,” has deep ties to the U.S. space program. It hosts the Army’s Redstone Arsenal, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, and the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, making it a strong candidate when the Air Force evaluated six sites in 2021. Huntsville was initially named the preferred site after considering infrastructure, cost, and community support.
However, in 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the command would remain permanently in Colorado Springs, citing concerns that relocating would disrupt military readiness. A subsequent review by the Defense Department’s inspector general was inconclusive and could not determine why Colorado was favored over Alabama.
Trump’s reversal ends a four-year back-and-forth over the location of Space Command, which oversees critical operations including satellite-based navigation, troop communications, and missile launch detection.
The decision also carries political weight. Trump has strong support in Alabama, where officials have long argued that Huntsville’s established aerospace and defense industry makes it the most logical home for the command.
The announcement is expected to set in motion preparations for moving personnel and operations from Colorado to Alabama, marking a major shift for the U.S. military’s newest combatant command.
AP
