,,iii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ac1 #bjbe,mr4 ,tuberville 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,britt7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,recognizing the #dth anniversary of the ,trump administration's ,secretary of the ,air ,force announcing ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama1 as the preferred location for ,united ,states ,space ,command ,headquarters4 ,whereas1 on ,january #ac1 #bjba1 the ,united ,states ,air ,force announced ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama1 as the preferred location for ,united ,states ,space ,command ,headquarters2 ,whereas ,january #ac1 #bjbe1 marks the #dth anniversary of this decision being announced during the first ,presidential administration of ,donald ,j4 ,trump2 ,whereas ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump directed the ,secretary of ,defense to reestablish ,united ,states ,space ,command as a unified combatant command on ,december #ah1 #bjah2 ,whereas1 as a result of ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump's direction1 the ,secretary of ,defense directed the ,united ,states ,air ,force ,basing ,office to initiate a basing action for the preferred permanent location of ,united ,states ,space ,command headquarters1 hereafter referred to as the #bjai ,basing ,action2 ,whereas the ,secretary of the ,air ,force signed a memorandum approving a provisional headquarters pending the selection of a preferred permanent location for ,united ,states ,space ,command on ,january #ae1 #bjbj2 ,whereas1 on ,april #ae1 #bjai1 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force was given the authority to make a decision on the preferred permanent location for ,united ,states ,space ,command ,headquarters2 ,whereas1 as a further result of ,president ,trump's direction1 the ,secretary of ,defense reestablished ,united ,states ,space ,command as a unified combatant command on ,august #bi1 #bjai2 ,whereas1 as a result of concerns expressed by ,congress regarding the #bjai ,basing ,action1 the ,secretary of ,defense and ,secretary of the ,air ,force met to discuss a modified basing action and approved the #bjbj ,basing ,action1 hereafter referred to as the ,strategic ,basing ,action1 on ,april #bg1 #bjbj2 ,whereas the approved ,strategic ,basing ,action contained three phases and was initiated on ,may #ad1 #bjbj1 starting with the ,self ,nomination ,phase and the solicitation of proposals from military installations interested in hosting ,united ,states ,space ,command ,headquarters2 ,whereas1 during the ,self ,nomination ,phase1 #ff candidate locations in #bf ,states were nominated and the ,air ,force ,basing ,office determined #ej locations met the initial nomination criteria2 ,whereas the second ,strategic ,basing ,action phase1 hereafter referred to as the ,evaluation ,phase1 began on ,july #bc1 #bjbj1 and assessed each of the #ej locations on four evaluation factors ,mission1 ,capacity1 ,community1 and ,costs to the ,department of ,defense1 with #ba criteria between the factors2 ,whereas the ,evaluation ,phase concluded on ,november #ah1 #bjbj1 and the ,united ,states ,air ,force publicly announced six finalists to advance to the third phase of the ,strategic ,basing ,action on ,november #ai1 #bjbj1 ranked in the following order3 7#a7 ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama4 7#b7 ,offutt ,air ,force ,base in ,bellevue1 ,nebraska4 7#c7 ,joint ,base ,san ,antonio in ,san ,antonio1 ,texas4 7#d7 ,peterson ,air ,force ,base in ,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado4 7#e7 ,kirtland ,air ,force ,base in ,albuquerque1 ,new ,mexico4 7#f7 ,patrick ,air ,force ,base in ,cape ,canaveral1 ,florida4 ,whereas the #bjbb ,department of ,defense ,inspector ,general report titled ,evaluation of the ,air ,force ,selection ,process for the ,permanent ,location of the ,u4,s4 ,space ,command ,headquarters found that there was a large break in qualification that occurred after the top two locations during the ,evaluation ,phase2 ,whereas the third phase of the ,strategic ,basing ,action1 hereafter referred to as the ,selection ,phase1 was conducted from ,december #d1 #bjbj1 through ,january #g1 #bjba2 ,whereas the findings of the ,selection ,phase resulted in the six finalists from the ,evaluation ,phase being ranked in the following order3 7#a7 ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama4 7#b7 ,kirtland ,air ,force ,base in ,albuquerque1 ,new ,mexico4 7#c7 ,offutt ,air ,force ,base in ,bellevue1 ,nebraska4 7#d7 ,joint ,base ,san ,antonio in ,san ,antonio1 ,texas4 7#e7 ,peterson ,air ,force ,base in ,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado4 7#f7 ,patrick ,air ,force ,base in ,cape ,canaveral1 ,florida4 ,whereas the ,strategic ,basing ,action found that ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama1 consistently ranked as the top location throughout the process and compared more favorably across the #d key factors and #ba criteria than any other finalist location2 ,whereas the ,strategic ,basing ,action found that ,huntsville1 more so than any other finalist location1 provided a large1 qualified workforce1 quality schools1 superior infrastructure1 and low initial and recurring costs to the ,department of ,defense2 ,whereas the aforementioned points proved that ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama1 was and remains to be1 the best location for ,united ,states ,space ,command ,headquarters and informed the decision of the ,united ,states ,air ,force selecting the site as the preferred location on ,january #ac1 #bjba2 ,whereas the findings of the ,strategic ,basing ,action have been supported by reports following subsequent ,department of ,defense ,inspector ,general and ,government ,accountability ,office investigations2 and ,whereas1 despite an extensive process determining that ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama1 was the best possible location for ,united ,states ,space ,command1 on ,july #ca1 #bjbc1 ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden and his ,presidential administration chose to disregard the findings of the ,strategic ,basing ,action and announced the intention to locate the headquarters at the fifth best location1 ,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes that the ,united ,states ,air ,force's ,strategic ,basing ,action process complied with law and policy and was justified in identifying ,huntsville as the preferred permanent location for ,united ,states ,space ,command ,headquarters2 7#b7 strongly commends ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump and his first ,presidential administration for completing a robust and fact-based ,strategic ,basing ,action focused on what was best to ensure the national security and fiscal responsibility of the ,united ,states and well-being of service members and their families2 7#c7 strongly condemns ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden and his ,presidential administration for disregarding the findings of the ,strategic ,basing ,action and allowing ,united ,states ,space ,command ,headquarters to be based at the fifth best location2 and 7#d7 encourages ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump and his incoming second ,presidential administration to halt the ,biden administration's disastrous decision and immediately proceed in establishing a permanent headquarters for ,united ,states ,space ,command at ,redstone ,arsenal in ,huntsville1 ,alabama4