Credit: USSF
As the U.S. Air Force prepares to select the site for the new U.S. Space Command headquarters in January 2021, San Antonio officials are taking the discussion to Washington, D.C.
San Antonio’s contingent comprises Mayor Ron Nirenberg, retired Marine Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, director of the city’s Office of Military and Veteran Affairs, and Jenna Saucedo-Herrera, president and chief executive officer of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation.
They are scheduled to speak with the Air Force chief of staff, the U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, and other high-ranking military officers.
The Air Force chief of media operations confirmed the branch is on track for selecting candidates in mid- to late-November for site visits. San Antonio, along with Houston, Fort Worth, and other major metropolitan areas across the country, are under consideration after the Air Force whittled the list of 100 nominees from 26 states.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, remains the location for the provisional headquarters for USSPACECOM until a permanent headquarters location is selected and facilities are ready in approximately six years.
To be eligible, communities must have a population base that is within the top 150 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the United States based on census bureau 2019 population estimates, be located within 25 miles of a military base, and have a Livability Index score of 50 points out of 100 or higher as determined by the American Association of Retired Persons Public Policy Institute.
When fully established, USSPACECOM will have about 1,400 military and civilian personnel working in the headquarters.
The president of the United States established U.S. Space Command in December 2018 as the newest of the 11 unified commands in the Department of Defense. USSPACECOM is distinct from and complementary to the U.S. Space Force.
Originally published by Strategic Partnership.
The San Marcos City Council received a presentation on the Sidewalk Maintenance and Gap Infill…
The San Marcos River Rollers have skated through obstacles after taking a two-year break during…
San Marcos Corridor News has been reporting on the incredible communities in the Hays County…
Visitors won't be able to swim in the crystal clear waters of the Jacobs Well Natural…
Looking to adopt or foster animals from the local shelter? Here are the San Marcos…
The Lone Star State leads the nation in labor-related accidents and especially workplace deaths and…
This website uses cookies.
View Comments
No. No, No. No. Leave it in Colorado Springs. There is no good reason to move.
Naw naw naw, move it to San Antonio. I grew up there and can tell you from personal experience the world will be a much better place if Space Command is relocated to San Antonio, so that when Putin nukes it, both a bad idea and an irreparably corrupt city may thereby find a better place in the ionosphere.