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Part II (U) the Joint Force Space Component Command submitted a Basing Action Request to the Basing Office. The Basing Action Request outlined the requirements and criteria for the USSPACECOM HQ basing action.

(U) On April 15, 2019, the Acting Deputy SECDEF designated the SECAF as the Interim Combatant Command Support Agent (CCSA), in accordance with DoD Directive (DoDD) 5100.03. The designation of Interim CCSA gave the SECAF authority to make a decision on the preferred permanent location for the USSPACECOM HQ.

(U) On May 7, 2019, the SECAF approved the following six military installations as the candidate locations for the USSPACECOM HQ:


 * (U) Buckley AFB, Aurora, Colorado;
 * (U) Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado;
 * (U) Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado Springs, Colorado;
 * (U) Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama;
 * (U) Schriever AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and
 * (U) Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc, California.

(U) In the SECAF's May 7, 2019 memorandum, the SECAF approved the six military installations as candidate locations because each qualified as a DoD space installation that was co‑located with another USSPACECOM component or center. On May 15, 2019, the SAF/IEI notified congressional delegates on the selection of the candidate locations. The notification included the Basing Office's plan to complete a site survey report and an environmental assessment of each candidate location before recommending a preferred permanent USSPACECOM HQ to the SECAF.

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