Republicans Demand Answers on ‘Politically Motivated’ Delay Picking Space Command HQ

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) leaves the office of U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 27, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Al.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is demanding answers from the Pentagon over delays in selecting the new headquarters for the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM).

The location of the SPACECOM headquarters has been a point of contention in recent years. The SPACECOM headquarters are currently located at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. However, on January 13, 2021, the Space Force announced the headquarters would be relocated to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.