In what seems to be a great gift to reward Sen. Tommy Tuberville for his loyal support, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday that Space Command’s permanent headquarters will be based out of the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

It’s a poor decision devoid of strategic merit. I should note here that while the Washington Examiner is part of the Anschutz Corporation, which is based in Colorado, the arguments in this article represent my resolute personal opinion. As I documented in December, the obvious best location for the Space Force’s command headquarters is its current location: Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. Announcing the Air Force’s decision, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force John Henderson told Politico that President Trump had offered his thoughts but hadn’t pressured in favor of Redstone. According to Henderson, “It was a deliberative, informative discussion, everybody in the room got to express their thoughts.” He added that Redstone had beaten Peterson on every objective metric.