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Stability for United States Space Command
I was the last commander of the original United States Space Command. In the wake of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, President Bush and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld decided to disestablish USSPACECOM and to distribute its missions to United States Strategic Command in October, 2002. History has shown it was a mistake to…
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Space Command belongs here in Colorado Springs: State leaders make closing argument
Amid the hue and cry over where U.S. Space Command will be permanently housed, one set of voices has been conspicuously absent: the troops who serve in the headquarters no matter where it calls home. Members of the military are carefully taught to stay quiet about government decisions. America’s long history of civilian leadership over…
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History of Space Command in Colorado Springs: Timeline
May 6, 1942 The Army establishes Colorado Springs Army Air Base at the city’s municipal airport. The city leased the land to the military for in-kind considerations. That deal continues today, with Peterson Air Force Base troops acting as the Colorado Springs Airport’s fire department. It is the only Pikes Peak region military base to…
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U.S. military’s reorganized space units: your guide
Over the past two years, the military’s space enterprise has been completely reorganized, establishing a new service branch, new commands and new units down the line. Here’s a quick primer: Space Force This new armed service branch was created a year ago to organize, train and equip the military’s satellite troops. In the coming years…
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The push to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado: Politicians making final pleas
U.S. Space Command was a campaign issue in November, with U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and former Gov. John Hickenlooper, in his Senate bid, claiming their leadership would help keep the lucrative headquarters in Colorado for good. In truth, every federal-level politician from Colorado has pushed for the command to stay in the Rockies, and top…
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EDITORIAL: Other Space Command finalists pose big risks
Space Command thrives in Colorado Springs. It operates in a perfect ecosystem that combines a qualified workforce, proximity to supporting entities, public safety, transportation and community support. A better environment is not possible, no matter how incessantly politicians try to take it from Colorado. To move the command, the Pentagon would abandon billions of dollars…
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Competitors for hosting U.S. Space Command: City-by-city glance
Colorado Springs is facing five other cities to permanently house U.S. Space Command. For this analysis, the Gazette analyzed Census Bureau data for the biggest nearby cities of the candidate bases, housing costs listed by Zillow.com and economic impact data provided by the military. Here are facts and figures for Colorado Springs and a look…
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EDITORIAL: The Pentagon cannot afford to put Space Command at risk
The site selection committee for Space Command will assess Colorado Springs this week in their mission to choose one of five finalist cities to serve as the permanent host of the combatant command, already based in the Springs. We hope committee members get the full appreciation for the role Colorado Springs serves as the county’s…
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GUEST COLUMN: Space Command in Colorado Springs strengthens national security
Throughout my career I often found myself “captured” in a 15-minute meeting that went on for an hour. The problem wasn’t that the content of the meeting wasn’t important, rather that all that needed to be said and heard was done in the first quarter hour. The extension of the discussion was generally summed up…
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PERSPECTIVE: Welcome to the military’s best home town, Colorado Springs
The recently reestablished U.S. Space Command Headquarters has officially been operating out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs since Sept. 9, 2019. And this isn’t the first time. U.S. Space Command was initially formed in 1985 and was in Colorado Springs until its closure in 2002. But for decades, Colorado Springs continued to…