The U.S. Air Force is feeling the heat from the on-going public debate over the location of the Space Command home office , having to delay incentive and changes of station for personnel due to Alabama lawgiver stymie its funding .
On Monday , the Air Force released astatementsaying that it is “ directing actions to be taken now to head off exhausting funds . ” As part of those action at law , the Air Force is freeze its reenlistment incentive program and pausing a newfangled fillip programme for aviators , as well as new assignment incentive pay . It ’s also pausing orders for planned alteration of place move for its personnel office .
The recent money crunch comes afterAlabama lawmaker moved to set support for the Air Forceas part of an on-going movement to attain a conclusion regarding the permanent location of the Space Command home office . As an aside , the Space Command is not the same as the Space Force , although it ’s easy to confuse the two .
Alabama lawmakers are trying to pressure the Air Force to relocate the Space Command headquarters from Colorado.Photo: Kirby Lee (AP)
The Space Command is presently engage out of Colorado but a conclusion made by the former Trump judicature would relocate the military branch ’s home office to Huntsville , Alabama . President Joe Biden isreportedly look to reverse that decisionout of fear over Alabama ’s strict anti - abortion jurisprudence , which were put into effect last summertime . In December 2022 , the Biden government directed the U.S. Air Force to conduct a review of the conclusion , which has stalled the resettlement andangeredAlabama lawmakers .
In June , Mike Rogers , chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and an Alabama rep , free abillthat would not onlyrestrict spendingon the building of the Space Command ’s current facilities in Colorado but also limit pecuniary resource for the Air Force .
“ The Air Force go on to work through additional options to avoid the financial support shortfall , ” the statement read .
The Space Command is a combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense ( DOD ) to conduct “ operation in , from , and to space to deter conflict , and if necessary , defeat aggression , deliver place combat office for the joint / immix force , and defend U.S. vital interests with friend and partners , ” according to the DOD .
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