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AL SJR94
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
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Recognizes and affirms Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama as the permanent headquarters location for the U.S. Space Command as critical to national security and military readiness.
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Documents that on January 13, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force selected Redstone Arsenal as the preferred location after evaluating 24 states and over 65 candidate sites based on mission capability, infrastructure, workforce, quality of life, and cost factors.
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Highlights Redstone Arsenal's advantages including its 38,000-acre federal campus with over 70,000 employees, presence of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and U.S. Missile Defense Agency, world-class aerospace workforce, and proximity to major aerospace companies.
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Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, and Alabama's Congressional delegation.
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Disputes any assertions that Alabama was selected for reasons other than its unique suitability to host U.S. Space Command Headquarters.
Legislative Description
REAFFIRMING REDSTONE ARSENAL IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, AS THE BEST PERMANENT LOCATION FOR THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE U.S. SPACE COMMAND TO ADVANCE OUR NATION'S VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY.
Reaffirming that Redstone Arsenal as best permanent location for the Headquarters of the U.S. Space Command
Last Action
Enacted
6/6/2023