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Air Force Continues to Evaluate U.S. Space Command HQ Location

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

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Air Force Continues to Evaluate U.S. Space Command HQ Location

Royal Air Force Hawk T1 aircraft are checked by maintainers after landing on the flight line Sept. 16, 2019 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The aircraft are used by the aerial demonstration team, the Red Arrows. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

The Air Force has yet to reach a decision on where to locate the new U.S. Space Command headquarters, three months since the combatant command’s revival in August, a senior Air Force official said Dec. 3. The decision was originally expected to be made by summer 2019, but has been held up as the service has experienced the recent “changeout” of multiple leaders, Air Force Space Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David "DT" Thompson told reporters on the sidelines of…

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