Tuberville blitzes Air Force nominee on keeping Space Command in Alabama

Published May 27, 2021 12:00am ET



One thing is certain about former President Donald Trump’s last-minute preference for Alabama over Colorado for the permanent headquarters of U.S. Space Command: Football-coach-turned-senator Tommy Tuberville is not going to let up on the offense.

In the confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s pick for Air Force secretary, nominee Frank Kendall was asked by the freshman senator if he would support the service’s assessment that led to the choice of Huntsville, Alabama. Redstone Arsenal won the bid over the command’s temporary home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, among a slimmed-down field of six candidates. The process that led to the decision by then-Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett has been called into question and is under investigation by both the Defense Department inspector general and the Government Accountability Office.

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