Trump to Relocate Space Command Headquarters, Reversing Biden’s Political Move

President Donald Trump is officially relocating the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama — undoing a controversial Biden-era decision that kept the command in Colorado despite military assessments favoring Alabama.

According to CBS, the White House is expected to announce the move Tuesday afternoon.

Trump’s Vision Restored

President Trump first created Space Command in its current form through a 2018 executive order, basing it in Colorado Springs but signaling before the end of his first term that Huntsville was the stronger long-term home. In 2023, then-President Joe Biden overruled military recommendations and ordered Space Command to remain at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs — a move widely criticized as political.

Air Force leadership has long supported Huntsville, pointing to its infrastructure, cost savings, and strategic advantages.

“The president will be making an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, according to the Associated Press.

Why Huntsville?

Huntsville, often called the “Rocket City,” already houses the Army’s Redstone Arsenal, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, and the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command. In 2021, the Air Force formally recommended relocating the headquarters to Redstone Arsenal after an evaluation process that reviewed six states based on infrastructure, community support, and costs.

The Department of Defense inspector general later reported it could not determine why Biden chose Colorado over Alabama, raising questions about political interference.

Jobs and Security on the Line

The move is expected to bring up to 4,700 jobs to the Huntsville area, according to Republican Rep. Dale Strong of Alabama.

“Space Command is on the horizon,” Strong said Friday. “The president has said from day one that he wants to do what is right for national security. I believe that is what will happen at the end of the day. You look at it, in every category of the 21 that were evaluated, all indicators pointed to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.”

Strong emphasized the economic and security benefits: “In the comparison, we’ve had an IG investigation. We’ve had a GAO report. In these reports, it shows time and again that it would be over a $400 million savings to build Space Command here in north Alabama versus building it in some other states.”

He added: “I want to do what’s right for national security. I believe that is exactly what the president is going to do.”