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Military leaders back Biden decision to keep Space Command in Colorado (www.stripes.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Military leaders back Biden decision to keep Space Command in Colorado::Military leaders on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s decision to nix U.S. Space Command’s planned move from Colorado to Alabama as a necessary and nonpolitical decision to avoid operational problems.

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[–] 51 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Dickinson, however, said internal studies showed some 88% of his civilian workforce would not leave Colorado Springs for Alabama.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    No shit. The amount of great housing in the Springs with relatively easy access to Peterson AFB is incredible. Plus, the milder climate and insulated economy make it a place people want to stay. Winters aren’t nearly as bad as people imagine since it’s on the plains side of the Rockies.

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    • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "Military leaders decide having Space Command in a nuclear proof mountain is better than, like, literally anywhere else."

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Space Command largely isn’t located in NORAD.

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    • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Can we change the name to Starfleet, though??

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Not yet, because it would imply we already have a fleet of spacecraft (which are top secret), so it'd let Spot out of the bag.

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    • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Still can't get over how when they announced the uniforms for Space Force they used desert camo.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Like when the official Navy Working Unuform was blue camo. And now it has been replaced with... green camo. For all those times you need to evade visual detection by Chiefs making sure you're actually participating in field day.

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