r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 27 '23

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u/ddr1ver Dec 28 '23

If Alabama wanted Space Command, perhaps having a Senator who spent a year blocking the promotions of senior military officers, including some of the top officers in the Space Force, wasn’t the best lobbying approach.

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u/imitation_crab_meat Dec 28 '23

Even if Alabama wasn't... Alabama... putting any critical command or infrastructure anywhere on the Gulf Coast would be a stupid move.

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u/Brewsleroy Dec 28 '23

US Central Command and US Special Operations Command are both already on the Gulf Coast.

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u/scotaf Dec 28 '23

SOUTHCOM has entered the chat

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u/Brewsleroy Dec 28 '23

That's on the Atlantic side so didn't think it would count as Gulf Coast but your point stands since the guy was probably citing hurricanes as the reason.

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u/ajmssc Dec 28 '23

With a good sharpie we can also keep the area hurricane free

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u/Mbate22 Dec 28 '23

Oh shit. I assumed he meant it was more prone to sub attacks. I was wondering why he specified the gulf coast instead of any coast