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Incoming Chief of Space Operations Gen. James Dickinson, left, and outgoing Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond shake hands Aug. 20, 2020, during a change of command ceremony for the U.S. Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, according to senior U.S. officials. The officials said Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP, File)

U.S. Space Command at ‘full operational capability’ as Congress battles over HQ site

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on Biden destroying Space Command by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Destroying Space Command

By Morgan Murphy

A soldier wears a U.S. Space Force uniform during a ceremony for U.S. Air Force airmen transitioning to U.S. Space Force guardian designations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021. Ohio's rich history of aviation innovation makes it an “ideally suited” location for the Air Force's new U.S. Space Command headquarters or Space Force units, a group of the state's congressional delegates told Democratic President Joe Biden in a letter Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Biden picks Colorado over Alabama in fierce fight for Space Command HQ

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be appointed to the grade of general and to be top commander of the United States Space Command, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

General tapped for Space Command chief declines to endorse DEI policies

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A soldier wears a U.S. Space Force uniform during a ceremony for U.S. Air Force airmen transitioning to U.S. Space Force guardian designations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021. Ohio's rich history of aviation innovation makes it an “ideally suited” location for the Air Force's new U.S. Space Command headquarters or Space Force units, a group of the state's congressional delegates told Democratic President Joe Biden in a letter Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Ohio bids for U.S. Space Command before it takes off for Alabama

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Space Force, the first new U.S. military service since the creation of the Air Force in 1947, now has some 20 members stationed at Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deployment. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP) ** FILE **

Frustrations brewing as Biden drags feet on Space Command basing decision

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo taken from undated footage distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, an intercontinental ballistic missile lifts off from a truck-mounted launcher somewhere in Russia. The Russian military said the Avangard hypersonic weapon entered combat duty. The Kremlin has made modernization of Russia's strategic nuclear forces one of its top priorities. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) **FILE**

‘A threat to all nations’: U.S. condemns Russia after major space weapon test

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 29, 2019, photo, then-President Donald Trump, left, watches with then-Vice President Mike Pence and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. Space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Colorado’s Aerospace Alley prepares for Space Command move

By DAN BOYCE - Associated Press

FILE _ In this Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The U.S. Air Force is expected to announce Huntsville, Ala. as the location for the U.S. Space Command headquarters, according to Gov. Kay Ivey. The governor said she was informed of the decision Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

US Space Command site to be located in Huntsville, Alabama

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

In this July 29, 2020, file photo, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey talks to the press during a news conference in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)

U.S. Space Command to move to Huntsville, Alabama

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Officials tour possible Space Command site in Albuquerque

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Albuquerque is among finalist locations for Space Command

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Lawmakers want Arizona picked for Space Command headquarters

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Victory Day military parade marking 74 years since the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

U.S. says Russia tested anti-satellite weapon in space

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Colorado Springs to house US Space Command for 6 years

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Then-Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, shakes hands with Gen. John W. Raymond, the commander of the U.S. Space Command, Sept. 9, 2019, during a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the United States Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) ** FILE **

Gen. Joseph Dunford: U.S. faces ‘Sputnik moment’ in space race competition

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The Latest: General says US is at a new ‘Sputnik moment’

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President Donald Trump watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump declares new Space Command key to American defense

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this June 18, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump holds up the space policy directive that he signed during a National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump is moving closer toward his goal of creating a Space Force, but it won't begin as a separate military branch as the president envisioned. The Space Force instead initially will be created as part of the Air Force, but could be spun into a separate military department in the future. That's according to senior administration officials who briefed journalists on a directive Trump is scheduled to sign Tuesday to establish the Space Force. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

U.S. military no long unchallenged for dominance in outer space

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence is one of the officials looking for a location for the military's Space Command. (Associated Press/File)

Alabama, California, Colorado vie for Space Force center

By Lauren Toms, Lauren Meier and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times