U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is once again thanking President Donald Trump for making the decision to move the U.S. Space Command Headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.

It was a year ago when Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office. He was joined by Alabama’s U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, and Alabama Congressmen Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Gary Palmer, Barry Moore and Dale Strong.

“One year ago, I was proud to join @POTUS in the Oval Office as he announced @US_SpaceCom was coming home to Alabama,” Britt said Thursday. “Since then, tremendous progress has been made on the relocation to Redstone Arsenal. I am proud to see these milestones met, ensuring the command is able to execute on its important mission by delivering critical space capabilities to the Joint Force.”

One year ago, I was proud to join @POTUS in the Oval Office as he announced @US_SpaceCom was coming home to Alabama. Since then, tremendous progress has been made on the relocation to Redstone Arsenal. I am proud to see these milestones met, ensuring the command is able to…

— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) September 3, 2026

According to the White House, there are now more than 140 uniformed and civilian personnel assigned to the command’s headquarters that perform their jobs from three facilities across the Arsenal.

“Alabama was always the right home for this mission,” Britt continued, “and we will keep delivering for the warfighters who depend on it.”

In 2021, the U.S. Air Force selected Redstone Arsenal as the preferred site, identifying Huntsville as objectively best suited for the mission. That decision seemed to be final until then-President Joe Biden ultimately reversed the process in July 2023, opting instead to keep the headquarters in Colorado Springs.

Biden’s decision led to Alabama’s congressional delegation calling for investigations into the process.

In March 2023, Yellowhammer News published a non-public, 87-page Government Accountability Office report showing Redstone ranked first in both the Air Force’s Evaluation and Selection phases, while Colorado Springs ranked fifth in the final selection phase.

Within 24 hours of President Trump’s announcement last year, USSPACECOM representatives were on the ground engaging with local community leaders to establish relationships and develop a way forward. As the command continues to transition to its permanent home in Alabama, its momentum remains underpinned by the support of Congress, partnerships spanning the entire Department of War, and the Colorado Springs and Huntsville-Madison communities.

Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee