SAN ANTONIO ā Multiple news outlets in Alabama are reporting that Redstone Army Airfield near Huntsville, Alabama, has been chosen as the site for the U.S. Space Command headquarters.
Port San Antonio had been on the shortlist along with Colorado Springs, Colorado; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; and Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.
Senator John Cornyn sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett in support of selecting San Antonio for U.S. Space Commandās future headquarters.
āSan Antonio was honored to be among the finalists for the U.S. Space Command headquarters.
The process enabled us to highlight our many assets and attributes including our cybersecurity, medical and training missions as well as Port San Antonio,ā Nirenberg said in a statement to KSAT.