U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) discussed the recent decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama during an interview with Will Cain on Fox News. The announcement was made by President Trump, who confirmed he would follow through with a 2021 decision to relocate the command from Colorado Springs.
During the interview, Tuberville explained the significance of the move for both Alabama and national security. “Well, not just Alabama, Will—for the country. Space Command—what that is, is it’ll be the headquarters for the military for anything that goes into space whether it’s Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, anything. It’s not just one part of the military. It controls everything going into space. The next war—God forbid we have one—will be started and probably ended from space. We’ve got to catch up. We’ve spent twenty years of spending money over in the Middle East. We have to be prepared for what we’re doing. Thank goodness for Elon Musk and the people that build these public satellites. They’ve kept us up to this point, but we need Space Command. Huntsville will do a great job. It will be very secure behind the wall at Redstone Arsenal. We will save a half a billion dollars by moving from Colorado Springs to Huntsville. It’s also a great place to live. There’ll be a lot of jobs, obviously, and the economy will be boosted. But at the end of the day, it’s all about national security, and it’s gonna be a big part of the future for this country militarily.”
Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and serves on several committees including Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP and Aging.
