Donald Trump will announce Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, AP source says

President Trump is set to announce that U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama.

The move will reverse a Biden-era decision to keep the command’s temporary headquarters in the Centennial State.

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

The Washington Times has reached out to the White House to confirm the announcement.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey teased the move in an X post last week.

“Space Command coming to Huntsville? Count on it,” she wrote. “Huntsville was already chosen once before as the home for U.S. Space Command — and for good reason. I remain confident that Alabama is the right place for this mission to take root and thrive.”

A Pentagon-related website had the 2 p.m. announcement livestream labeled as “U.S. Space Command HQ,” but it appears to have changed since becoming widely reported.

In 2021, the preferred location for the command’s permanent headquarters was Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, but a report released this year from the Pentagon’s inspector general said some were concerned that moving the base from Colorado Springs could affect productivity due to possible staff reductions.

Space Command leadership recommended in June 2023 that the headquarters remain in Colorado. It’s been there since 2019, but was meant to be temporary.

Some lawmakers weren’t happy with the Biden administration’s decision to keep the base there.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, Alabama Republican, said in April that Mr. Trump would move the base.

However, Colorado Republican Reps. Jeff Crank, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd and Gabe Evans said in a statement that Space Commands’ “rightful home is in Colorado.”

Redstone Arsenal has housed other federal agencies such as NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command.