{"id":38140,"date":"2020-06-15T19:07:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T19:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/15\/alaska-officials-push-anchorage-for-permanent-space-command-headquarters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:07:02","slug":"alaska-officials-push-anchorage-for-permanent-space-command-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/06\/15\/alaska-officials-push-anchorage-for-permanent-space-command-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska officials push Anchorage for permanent Space Command headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANCHORAGE, Alaska \u2014 Alaska\u2019s governor and the mayor of Anchorage asked the U.S. Air Force to consider the city as the location for the permanent headquarters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/space\/2020\/03\/05\/the-pentagon-has-relaunched-its-space-command-location-search-heres-why\/\" target=_blank>new U.S. Space Command<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Democratic Mayor Ethan Berkowitz made the joint request in a June 10 letter to U.S. Air Force Assistant Secretary John Henderson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/alaska-news\/military\/2020\/06\/12\/gov-dunleavy-mayor-berkowitz-ask-for-us-space-command-headquarters-to-be-moved-to-anchorage\/\" target=_blank>The Anchorage Daily News<\/a> reported Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump authorized creation of the Space Command by the Pentagon in a December 2018 memorandum. Space Command&#8217;s role is to conduct operations such as enabling satellite-based navigation and communications for troops and commanders in the field and providing warning of missile launches abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Defense announced a search for a permanent headquarters in May, with a selection expected in 2021. 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Here are the criteria.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force is officially relaunching a competition to find a home for U.S. Space Command, with a wide set of criteria that could allow dozens of cities to enter the race.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dunleavy and Berkowitz said they believe Anchorage meets all minimum eligibility requirements and would earn a competitive score in the evaluation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pair offered to work with the Air Force secretary&#8217;s team in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Lester, president of Alaska Aerospace Corp., is named as a contact for the military. 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