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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the Command looks to be at risk of interrupting operations and…
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House committee approves blocking unilateral transfer of space-focused National Guard units
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The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment Wednesday that will require the Air Force to work with state governors on the transfer of space-focused National Guard units. The Air Force had planned to unilaterally transfer space-focused National Guard units into the Space Force, drawing opposition from the governors of all 50 states. Colorado lawmakers…
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House committee approves blocking unilateral transfer of space-focused National Guard units
The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment Wednesday that will require the Air Force to work with state governors on the transfer of space-focused National Guard units. The Air Force had planned to unilaterally transfer space-focused National Guard units into the Space Force, drawing opposition from the governors of all 50 states. Colorado lawmakers…
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Colorado lawmakers lead bipartisan opposition to DOD plan for space-focused National Guard units
Colorado lawmakers are leading 85 members of Congress in a push to oppose a Department of Defense bill to move space-focused Air National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force. The space-focused units work in specialized areas, such as electromagnetic warfare, but can also hold civilian jobs and help out during local emergencies as traditional…
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Space Command general tells lawmakers Alabama lacks communications capabilities he needs
U.S. Space Command’s top general admitted to a congressional committee that an expensive secure communications network to connect the headquarters to the Pentagon and other installations would have to be built if it moves from Colorado to Huntsville, Ala. While backing the planned move, Space Command’s Gen. James Dickinson, under furious questioning from Colorado Springs…
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Space Command general gets questions on Alabama move, but has few answers for senators
The general atop U.S. Space Command told federal lawmakers Tuesday that he doesn’t know how much it would cost to uproot his headquarters to Alabama or how many of the command’s civilian workers — two-thirds of his staff — would follow it south. During a Senate hearing, Gen. James Dickinson said the command now plans…