Space Command headquarters battle reignites

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WASHINGTON — The years-long political tug-of-war over the permanent home of U.S. Space Command headquarters has flared up again, with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) claiming the Trump administration is poised to reverse a Biden-era decision and relocate the command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. Rogers seized on a newly released Department of Defense Inspector General report that examined the convoluted history of the basing decision. According to Rogers, the April 11 report revealed that despite years of deliberation, the Secretary of the Air Force never issued a formal directive to relocate Space Command to Alabama,...