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Battle over Space Command HQ location heats up as lawmakers press new Air Force secretary

Years after the first Trump administration moved to designate Alabama as the home of a permanent Space Command headquarters (HQ), the political tug-of-war for the base continues.
Colorado Republicans are urging the president to rethink the decision while Alabama lawmakers insist it will and should move forward.
After his May 13 confirmation, new Air Force Secretary Troy Meink can now expect a lot of calls from Capitol Hill pulling him in different directions over the HQ.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said he had already discussed the matter with him.
«I look forward to his recommendation that he concur with the last two secretaries of the Air Force and recommend to Huntsville,» he said. «And I fully expect, based on our conversation, that’s going to be what happens.»
The Space Force’s home for the time being — Colorado Springs, Colorado — makes sense from the money that has already been invested in setting up shop there, according to Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., whose district encompasses the current HQ.
«It would mean $2 billion in savings to leave it where it is,» Crank told Fox News Digital, pointing to savings from not having to build a new HQ building.
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President Donald Trump announced plans to move headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, in his first term — but former President Joe Biden undid those plans when he came into office.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said he had already discussed the matter with the new Air Force secretary. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Space Command has operated out of Peterson Space Force base in Colorado Springs since its 2019 inception. The command is responsible for military operations in space and will play a major role in the Golden Dome project.
Crank argues that geographically, Colorado makes more sense — it is also home to Northern Command, and the two will need to coordinate over Trump’s new Golden Dome missile defense project.
«They’ve got to be seamless in their efforts to communicate,» said Crank. «We don’t want any delay in getting Golden Dome up and running.»
He argued that Space Command HQ, nestled into Cheyenne Mountain, is already «one of the most secure facilities» in the country. Being in the middle of the U.S., he added, makes it harder for enemies to attack.
«From the standpoint of survivability, having that as an asset right there as well is, is really important.»
Rogers brushed off the complaints from his Colorado counterparts and argued Alabama had won fair and square.
«They’re just doing their job, you know, they don’t want to see it leave,» said Rogers. But, «they lost two nationwide competitions. It’s not me saying it should be in Huntsville.»

Then-President Joe Biden, pictured greeting Air Force Thunderbirds pilots at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, moved to keep the base in Colorado. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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He argued that right now, the command is spread out across four to five different buildings, some of which are outside the base perimeter.
«None of them were built for classified operations,» he said. «They just kind of make it work.»
Rogers pointed to a recent Defense Department inspector general (IG) report examining Biden’s 2023 decision not to move the headquarters. That report found that then-Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recommended that SPACECOM go to Redstone Arsenal, near Huntsville, Alabama, because the move would save $462 million.
However, then SPACECOM Commander, Gen. James Dickinson, wanted to keep the permanent HQ in Colorado due to Air Force findings that the Alabama option would not be operational for three to four years. Dickinson and SPACECOM officers also worried that more than half of the highly trained civilian staff in Colorado would quit rather than move to Alabama for the job.
«USSPACECOM leadership anticipated that the loss of civilian personnel might occur much sooner than (the Air Force) predicated and that USSPACECOM would be unable to secure the manpower investments needed to mitigate the impact of that loss on the command’s readiness,» the report states.

Space Command headquarters. (Space Command/Petty Officer 1st Class John Wagner)
However, Rogers argued, Colorado has had manpower issues as well.
«The reason why Secretary Kendall didn’t concur with them and recommended that it still be moved was that over 300 of the current jobs in Colorado Springs couldn’t be filled,» he said. «They had to contract them out.»
Crank argued that the cost findings in the IG report were flawed because it assumed Colorado would have to build a new HQ building, which he says it would not.
«We don’t need to build a new headquarters building,» he said. «There is one there. If you say you need to build a new headquarters building, then I think it tips it in the favor of Alabama from a cost perspective by about $400 million.»
«But if you don’t do that, and we don’t need it, already have a headquarters building there, it saves the taxpayers $2 billion,» he said.
The IG report said it «could not determine» why Kendall never made a formal announcement decision for the SPACECOM transition after the September 2022 completion of an environmental impact assessment of the planned headquarters site in Alabama.
Without a formal announcement, SPACECOM was able to declare full operational capability in Colorado, the report said.
Rogers said the IG report proved the Biden administration’s move was political, and predicted in April that Trump would formally name Alabama as the home of the Space Force within the month.
However, Crank, along with GOP Reps. Lauren Boebert, Gabe Evans and Jeff Hurd, wrote to Trump and warned him that the move would affect readiness.
«Moving the command would disrupt these established capabilities and partnerships, further diminishing our preparedness to face evolving threats,» they wrote in a letter dated April 8.
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However, Rogers seems confident the move will go forward.
«There’s absolutely no national security implications for moving it,» he said.
«It needs to be in a permanent headquarters, and it needs to be inside the fence. All that’s going to happen in Huntsville.»
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EN VIVO: Camboya prometió una respuesta “decisiva” tras los bombardeos de Tailandia: “No cederemos a la presión”

Soldados tailandeses y camboyanos intercambiaron disparos este jueves en múltiples puntos de su frontera disputada, dejando al menos tres civiles heridos y provocando evacuaciones en la provincia tailandesa de Surin. La escalada ocurre en medio del colapso diplomático entre ambos países, que se acusan mutuamente de iniciar las hostilidades y han retirado a sus respectivos embajadores.
Los enfrentamientos comenzaron en la mañana, cerca del templo milenario de Prasat Ta Moan Thom, un sitio arqueológico en territorio reclamado por ambas naciones. A medida que avanzaban las horas, los choques se extendieron a otras zonas fronterizas, incluyendo las provincias de Preah Vihear (Camboya) y Ubon Ratchathani (Tailandia). Un video en directo desde el lado tailandés mostró a residentes corriendo hacia búnkeres mientras se escuchaban explosiones.
La situación se agravó tras un ataque con minas antipersonales que dejó cinco soldados tailandeses heridos, uno de ellos con la amputación de una pierna. Tailandia acusó a Camboya de colocar nuevos explosivos en senderos considerados seguros. Nom Pen rechazó la acusación y respondió que las detonaciones podrían deberse a artefactos sin detonar de guerras pasadas.
A continuación la cobertura en vivo de los enfrentamientos entre Tailandia y Camboya:
China expresó su “profunda preocupación” por los enfrentamientos entre Tailandia y Camboya
El gobierno chino manifestó este jueves su “profunda preocupación” ante la escalada militar entre Tailandia y Camboya, en el marco de una disputa fronteriza de larga data. El portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Guo Jiakun, instó a ambas partes a resolver sus diferencias “mediante el diálogo y la consulta”.
Guo añadió que China mantendrá una “posición justa e imparcial” frente al conflicto, y reiteró el llamado de Beijing a evitar una mayor desestabilización en la región.
Tailandia calificó de “brutal” la ofensiva de Camboya y aseguró que fue dirigida contra infraestructura civil
El gobierno de Tailandia condenó este jueves a Camboya por lo que calificó como una conducta “inhumana, brutal y sedienta de guerra”, tras un ataque de artillería que, según Bangkok, alcanzó viviendas e infraestructura civil en zonas cercanas a la frontera en disputa.
El portavoz gubernamental, Jirayu Houngsub, instó a la comunidad internacional a pronunciarse contra lo que describió como una agresión directa a la población civil. El bombardeo habría dejado al menos un siete muertos y varios heridos, según cifras preliminares.
Camboya solicitó al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU una reunión urgente por los enfrentamientos con Tailandia
El gobierno de Camboya solicitó este jueves al Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas que aborde de forma urgente lo que calificó como una “agresión militar premeditada” por parte de las fuerzas armadas de Tailandia. La petición fue formulada por el primer ministro camboyano, Hun Manet, mediante una carta dirigida al embajador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, representante permanente de Pakistán ante la ONU y presidente del Consejo de Seguridad durante el mes de julio.
En el documento, Hun Manet detalla una serie de ataques armados presuntamente iniciados por Tailandia durante la mañana del jueves en varios puntos estratégicos de la frontera. Según el texto, las acciones militares tailandesas se dirigieron contra posiciones camboyanas en las provincias de Preah Vihear y Oddar Meanchey, incluyendo los templos de Tamoan Thom y Ta Krabey, así como la zona de Mom Bei.
China pidió a sus ciudadanos evitar la frontera entre Camboya y Tailandia ante el aumento del conflicto
La Embajada de China en Camboya instó este jueves a sus ciudadanos a mantenerse alejados de las zonas cercanas a la frontera con Tailandia, en medio del enfrentamiento militar entre ambos países por una disputa territorial. Mediante un comunicado, la misión diplomática pidió “mantenerse vigilantes y tomar precauciones adicionales para garantizar su seguridad personal”.
Al menos 7 muertos y más de 14 heridos en Tailandia tras los ataques fronterizos con Camboya
El jefe del distrito de Kantharalak indicó que un cohete impactó una tienda de conveniencia en Ban Nam Yen, a unos 20 kilómetros del área en disputa
Al menos siete personas murieron este jueves en medio de los enfrentamientos armados entre Tailandia y Camboya, según informó la Policía Real Tailandesa, mientras se mantienen los combates a lo largo de la frontera disputada.
Camboya prometió una respuesta “decisiva” tras los bombardeos de Tailandia: “No cederemos a la presión”
El Ministerio de Defensa calificó el ataque como una “agresión militar brutal, bárbara y violenta” por parte del gobierno tailandés, al que también acusó de violar el derecho internacional

El Ministerio de Defensa de Camboya confirmó este jueves que aviones F-16 tailandeses bombardearon su territorio, en lo que calificó como una “agresión militar brutal, bárbara y violenta” que marcó una grave escalada del conflicto fronterizo con Tailandia. Además, advirtió que responderá de manera decisiva.
Tailandia cerró todos los pasos fronterizos con Camboya
Un alto funcionario militar tailandés confirmó a la agencia Reuters que el Gobierno de Tailandia ordenó el cierre de todos los puntos fronterizos con Camboya. La medida se toma en medio de la creciente escalada del conflicto entre ambos países, tras los enfrentamientos armados y los recientes ataques aéreos.
Camboya confirmó los bombardeos aéreos de Tailandia en territorio fronterizo
El Ministerio de Defensa de Camboya confirmó que Tailandia lanzó ataques aéreos sobre su territorio, utilizando cazas para arrojar dos bombas sobre una carretera. La información fue difundida por medios estatales y replicada por la agencia Reuters.
Además, las autoridades camboyanas acusaron a Tailandia de violar un acuerdo vigente entre ambos países al abrir fuego contra su ejército.
Tailandia lanzó ataques aéreos contra objetivos militares de Camboya en plena escalada fronteriza
La Segunda Región del Ejército tailandés confirmó en un comunicado que destruyeron instalaciones de las Divisiones 8 y 9 del Ejército de Camboya, unidades identificadas como comandos de fuerzas especiales

Tailandia bombardeó este jueves posiciones militares en territorio camboyano, en un nuevo episodio de escalada en el conflicto fronterizo entre ambos países. La Segunda Región del Ejército tailandés confirmó en un comunicado que cazas F-16 destruyeron instalaciones correspondientes a las Divisiones 8 y 9 del Ejército camboyano, identificadas como unidades de fuerzas especiales.
Tailandia pidió a sus ciudadanos que abandonen Camboya tras el enfrentamiento militar fronterizo
La Embajada tailandesa en Nom Pen advirtió que los ataques podrían prolongarse y expandirse

La Embajada de Tailandia en Camboya emitió este jueves una alerta urgente dirigida a todos los ciudadanos tailandeses en territorio camboyano, recomendando su salida inmediata y segura ante el aumento de las tensiones bilaterales tras un nuevo enfrentamiento armado en la frontera entre ambos países.
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ICE places detainer on illegal immigrant facing charges for allegedly killing teen: ‘Evil crimes’

Attacks on ICE agents up 830% since 2024, DHS reports
New York Post financial correspondent Lydia Moynihan and National Review senior writer Noah Rothman discuss New York Democrats’ push for legislation that would ban ICE and law enforcement agents from wearing masks.
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EXCLUSIVE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer against an illegal immigrant who allegedly murdered a 15-year-old and attempted to rape the child’s mother.
Gildardo Amandor-Martinez, 36, attempted to rape his girlfriend, Aleida Lopez, in Morehead, Kentucky, on Sunday, at their apartment, then allegedly bit her left hand, armpit, and hurt her arm.
While trying to protect his mother, the 15-year-old, Luis Lopez, was allegedly shot three times by Amandor-Martinez. The suspect then proceeded to assault Lopez’s daughter, also a minor, with a firearm, according to Fox 56.
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Gildardo Amandor-Martinez was arrested on murder and attempted rape charges this week in Morehead, Kentucky. (Rowan County Detention Center)
The outlet reported that he’s been charged with murder, first-degree assault, and first-degree attempted rape.
He attempted to enter the United States three times before successfully doing so in 2021 at the southern border, but managed to enter the U.S. as a «gotaway» at an unspecified time and location, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
During the Biden administration, there were hundreds of thousands of «known gotaways» by federal immigration authorities, including 670,674 in fiscal year 2023 alone.
TRUMP’S DHS SAYS BIDEN RELEASED ‘BARBARIC’ ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT NOW ACCUSED OF HEINOUS CRIME

The U.S. southern border near El Paso, Texas. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)
«15-year-old Luis Lopez died trying to save his mother from this criminal illegal alien who was attempting to rape her. Gildardo Amandor-Martinez is a rapist and cold-blooded killer who should have never been in this country,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
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«The Biden administration’s open-border policies allowed this monster to walk American streets and commit these evil crimes, including murder, assault, and attempted rape, against a mother and her children. ICE has placed an arrest detainer to ensure Amandor-Martinez will not be released onto America’s streets and allowed to terrorize American families again,» McLaughlin added.
Rowan County Senior High School mourned the loss of Lopez in a statement posted to Facebook.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference where she announced that most airline passengers will no longer have to remove their shoes at security checkpoints on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Reagan National Airport in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
«We are saddened to lose one of our own today. Luis was a sweet child who worked hard to do his best everyday at school,» the post stated. «We extend our deepest sympathies to everyone that loved Luis. Even though it is summertime, if a student or adult needs any assistance, our office is open each day from 8:00 to 3:00 this week where you can reach out.»
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DHS says detainers are used to prevent the release of an individual behind bars before they can be transferred into the custody of federal authorities.
Jenny Frazier, communications director for the city of Morehead, told Fox News that the city is working with «state and federal partners» in the ongoing investigation.
«While it does remain an active investigation, we are pretty much directing all those specific questions concerning ICE to ICE themselves, but there is the decision on the detainer that is just at the discretion of the federal level. So the city of Moorhead is not involved with any of the enforcement,» she added.
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