US Space Force to Run Training, Wargames at New Headquarters in Florida

Gen. Jay Raymond (R), chief of Space Operations, and Chief Master Sergeant Roger Towberman (C), with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, with the official flag of the United States Space Force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on May 15, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

The United States Space Force (USSF) decided on May 31 that it will train its Guardians for combat—and other operations in space—at a new headquarters next door to Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced the USSF’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) headquarters will be established at Florida’s Patrick Space Force Base.