For two and a half years, a decision on where to locate U.S. Space Command's headquarters has languished amid a tug of war between Alabama and Colorado, between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, and between red state and blue state politics.
But caught in the middle of the floor speeches, government investigations and heated discussion are military families. For them, there was one looming question: “Am I moving to Huntsville, Alabama, or staying put in Colorado Springs?”
On Monday, when Biden announced his decision to keep the headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado — reversing a Trump-era announcement moving it to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville — those service members, spouses and children finally got an answer. But some military families are worried the fight in Washington isn't over, and their future could still be upturned.
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One military spouse who was previously stationed at Space Command said the political fallout from the basing decision this week is cause for concern, and still worries about families in Colorado Springs.
“It sounds like it is being permanently placed here in Colorado Springs, but we also have political pushes that are still saying it's not over. I don't know if the fight is over,” said the spouse, who spoke on condition of anonymity to freely discuss a politicized issue. “I…
