You have. Representative Kathy Britt, R-Alabama, a senior member of the US Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee, released a statement today confirming that the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, will remain its headquarters. of NASA. The permanent position of the vital national security of the United States. something important.
Senator Cathy Britt said: “Moving the permanent headquarters of Space Command to Redstone Arsenal is in the best national security interests of the United States. Undoubtedly, the decision to choose Redstone as the base of the Air Force was the right one. . This decision should be in the hands of the Air Force and should not be politicized. The selection of the fifth candidate will clearly be driven by the party’s priorities for national security, military modernization and force readiness. Alabama’s Major Aerospace and Defense Force,
The media stated in a GAO report in May 2022 that “Air Force analysis has identified Redstone Arsenal as the highest-rated location during the assessment period, the venue being evaluated ranked highest during the selection phase and was the most useful personnel in the venue decision matrix.” -The decision by the Secretary of the Air Force to identify Redstone Arsenal as the preferred site was based on analysis by the Air Force. army shows that this is the best candidate for the location.
In the same report, an Air Force document dated January 2021 notes that “Redstone Arsenal evaluated the six best locations based on criteria and determined that Peterson AFB was selected as the site. preference points do not match the results of the selection of the Air Force phase.” Analysis.”
The GAO added: “The selection of the January 2021 Redstone Arsenal site for US Space Command headquarters is consistent with Air Force analysis.” “Several senior officials interviewed said they believed the process was fair, including former Air Force assistant secretary of facilities, environment and energy; former Air Force secretary; former Air Force secretary. vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; warrior .Commander of the United States Space Command and Chief of Space Operations of the United States Space Force.
Collectively, according to the GAO, “The Air Force will determine the geographic deployment of combat orders to support its decision, and Air Force officials have stated that they recognize that there is a link between them.” relationship between the deployment of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Northern Command – treating the risks involved at Peterson AFB as a matter of military surveillance.” The Air Force views the geographical distribution of fighter fleets as a strategic advantage and as a way to avoid having two fighter squadrons face the same threat.
In addition to the GAO report, the Air Force’s decision to locate the permanent space command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal was approved by the Department of Defense inspector general’s review and an environmental assessment was conducted. complete.
