Instead, President Biden is now trying to hand the Gold Medal to the fifth-place finisher. That decision should remain in the Air Force’s purview. Huntsville finished first in both the Air Force’s Evaluation Phase and Selection Phase, leaving no doubt that the Air Force’s decision to choose Redstone as the preferred basing location was correct purely on the merits. President Biden’s plans would irresponsibly yank a military decision out of the Air Force’s hands in the name of partisan politics. To reverse the decision to permanently locate SPACECOM to Huntsville would be politics at its worst Spokesperson of Tommy Tuberville. This article confirms what we’ve known all along-Huntsville is the best place for U.S. If it is now Department of Defense policy to punish conservative states implementing the will of their voters, I’d suggest that Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona, Louisiana, Wyoming, Arkansas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, and Utah start calling the Pentagon to ask if they should be worried about their installations.” (R) Rep. Each passing day is another reminder that the Biden Administration is willing to prioritize bowing down to political pressure over what is best for the military and national defense. The White House’s inaction and handwringing have brought the consequence of a more than two-year delay for the final basing decision for Space Command. I’ve seen all the reviews and reports on the basing process – but don’t remember access to late-term abortions being one of the 21 criteria used to evaluate the sites. Any deviation from that is a slight against those serving in uniform. “When the Air Force looked at what was in the best interest of national security, they chose Redstone Arsenal to house U.S. This means that any service member and dependents assigned there would primarily use civilian medical care and would be subject to Alabama’s abortion law.Īlabama leaders released the following statements on this potential halt in plans: The base does have Fox Army Health Care and it is a “medical facility for prescriptions and basic services that caters mostly to retirees in the area. Officials also said that there was no comparison when it came to choosing Huntsville over Colorado Springs but the report states that 64% of Spacecom’s authorized personnel already live in Colorado.Īlthough the abortion ban is not a factor in the ongoing reviews, it is believed that “Alabama’s abortion law would restrict Spacecom personnel’s access to reproductive health care and could potentially hurt efforts to attract personnel.”Īccording to a spokesperson with Redstone Arsenal, more than 98% of the nearly 44,000 employees on the base are civilians who live off-post and use civilian medical care. Two years ago, the secretary of the Air Force announced that Spacecom would move from its temporary home in Colorado Springs.
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