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Old 03-08-2023, 06:11 PM
 
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Ha. Kinda puts things in perspective, doesn't it.

Probably 15 years of contractual stuff before they actually started Pentagon construction though.
Nope it was like 5 months from decision to build and start of construction.

One neat thing is they used poured concrete due to shortage of steel. You can still see the wood grain in the concrete 80 years later.
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Old 03-08-2023, 08:25 PM
 
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Nope it was like 5 months from decision to build and start of construction.

One neat thing is they used poured concrete due to shortage of steel. You can still see the wood grain in the concrete 80 years later.
It’s clear he was using sarcasm is giving that long of a timeline. The environmental requirements were far less in the 1940’s…..
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Old 03-09-2023, 02:20 PM
 
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https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/tube...untsville.html

Senator pushes General to get with it.

Gen. James Dickinson was testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee today when Tuberville, a member of the committee, said it would be “unfitting” for him not to ask about the command headquarters. According to the Senate record, the exchange went like this between Tuberville and Dickinson:

TUBERVILLE: “General Dickinson, it’d be unfitting for me not to ask you about Space Command…. Since the Senator from New Hampshire brought it up, we’ve heard a lot in the last few years about the basing decision of command headquarters. I didn’t want to get into a back and forth about this decision, but when my colleagues bring it up, I want to make sure the facts are correct. General, in 2019, the Air Force identified six suitable locations for Space Command, correct?”

DICKINSON: “Yes.”

TUBERVILLE: “In 2020, when then Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testified before this committee, he instructed the Air Force to allow for communities to self-nominate. That resulted in the Air Force examining 66 communities across 26 states, correct?

DICKINSON: “As best I can recall.”


TUBERVILLE: “It was an exhaustive selection process that weighed 21 different factors and involved site visits, interviews, and input from up and down the chain of command. That process took eight months, correct?”

DICKINSON: “As best I can recall.”

TUBERVILLE: “Which community ranked number one in that analysis?”

DICKINSON: “I don’t recall exactly which one.”

TUBERVILLE: “I’ll refresh your memory: Huntsville. Do you recall which base ranked second?”

DICKINSON: “I don’t recall.”


TUBERVILLE: “It was Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Do you recall third? You probably don’t, it was a joint base in San Antonio.

“The Commander in Chief selected the location that the Air Force ranked number one. Yet since the president selected Huntsville, the location, the Air Force study ranked #1 in January 2021, we’ve had two years of delay. The world is on fire right now and we need to catch up.

“The Colorado delegation asked for an Investigator General Report and GAO report on the process. Ironic, isn’t it. Colorado wasn’t even second or third, but they asked for a report.

“So, when the GAO examined this process, they said, and I’m going to quote here, ‘Redstone Arsenal ranked as the highest scoring location in the Evaluation Phase, the highest ranked location in the Selection Phase, and the location with the most advantages in the decision matrix.

“Air Force officials stated that the decision to identify Redstone Arsenal as the preferred location stemmed from Air Force analysis showing it was the strongest candidate location.’”
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Old 03-09-2023, 03:01 PM
 
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It might be best if Tuberville didn't push too hard since Huntsville is already in first place. Don't want to tic them to the point of changing their collective mind.
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Old 03-09-2023, 07:37 PM
 
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Absolutely unbelievable that under oath, general Dickinson said he didn’t know which city ranked #1 in three different studies on which city is best to host Space Command’s new headquarters. He probably gets daily conversations yet is feigning amnesia on this question. If not unbelievable, it’s incompetence that he can’t recall recent studies that impact the current organization of which he’s in command.
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Old 03-09-2023, 08:01 PM
 
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Absolutely unbelievable that under oath, general Dickinson said he didn’t know which city ranked #1 in three different studies on which city is best to host Space Command’s new headquarters. He probably gets daily conversations yet is feigning amnesia on this question. If not unbelievable, it’s incompetence that he can’t recall recent studies that impact the current organization of which he’s in command.
Not only does he know but doesn’t he make the decision?
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Old 03-10-2023, 07:10 AM
 
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Not only does he know but doesn’t he make the decision?
The location decision is above him. He said it’s an Air Force Secretary’s decision.
We couldn’t have AMC commander General Daly move out of Redstone at his decision.

Regarding “not knowing Redstone was the #1 result in multiple studies, a December 2022 online forum asked the question and General Nicholson answer was on video….

https://krdo.com/top-stories/2022/12...-general-says/

When he says he didn’t know Redstone was the #1 location, then there must not be any video, email or text to the topic if that’s his answer to a sitting Senator, under oath.
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Old 03-10-2023, 08:54 AM
 
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politics, always..
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Old 03-10-2023, 08:58 AM
 
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Absolutely unbelievable that under oath, general Dickinson said he didn’t know which city ranked #1 in three different studies on which city is best to host Space Command’s new headquarters. He probably gets daily conversations yet is feigning amnesia on this question. If not unbelievable, it’s incompetence that he can’t recall recent studies that impact the current organization of which he’s in command.
At the very least, he knows which city and apparently lied about it. Isn't it him that was just in town a few months ago and said the decision was "coming soon"?
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Old 03-10-2023, 09:05 AM
 
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At the very least, he knows which city and apparently lied about it. Isn't it him that was just in town a few months ago and said the decision was "coming soon"?
He must have orders to not answer any questions since this latest stunt by Colorado politicians.

from August of last year

"The commander of U.S. Space Command visited Huntsville for the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Tuesday, where he said the decision on a plan to move his headquarters to the Rocket City is one final decision away."

https://www.waaytv.com/news/space-co...c6b894395.html
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