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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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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Space Command largely isn’t located in NORAD.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shouldn't it be in space anyway?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically it’s in space and so is the earth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll allow it.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Can we change the name to Starfleet, though??

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

That, and the military is already having recruitment issues.

They can’t afford to lose all of those redshirts to exploding consoles and transporter accidents.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Man, what did Spot do to deserve that kind of treatment?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Or United Navy Space Command (UNSC) which sounds way more professional than Space Force.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

No, this is clearly Stargate Command. It's even in the same place!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That will come after WW3...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I guess there's some precedent:

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Most rocky planets are pretty desert like, they were just planning ahead. I guess that raises the question of if Space Force, or the Army, or Marines (dare I say Space Marines?) would handle land warfare on other planets

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Does Tatooine have oil?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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.