Florida Continues Eyeing Space Force

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CBS Miami 12/30/2019

Florida hasn’t given up on landing the command center for the nation’s newest military branch, Space Force.

Dale Ketcham, Space Florida’s vice president of government and external relations, said Florida is “still competing” for the headquarters for the new branch, which will have an initial job of protecting satellites and other hardware already in space.

A $738 billion defense spending bill President Donald Trump signed on Dec. 20 includes $148 million to build a Combined Space Operations Facility at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo.

But the Schriever facility is not considered the permanent location for the headquarters.

“California, Alabama are in the mix. Florida is still competing. Louisiana, Virginia, Texas and some others are hoping to land this,” Ketcham said during an interview Saturday on Fox News. “The important thing is, where is the best place to put it for the long-term national interest.”

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